'kushat''

[Henning Andersen]

There is an old rhyme ascribed to Majakovskij

Kogda ja jem
Ja glux i nem.
Kogda ja kushaju
Ja prigovarivaju i slushaju.

The difference in sense it plays with seems to be at variance with some
current usage. Comments?

H

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