'kushat''

[David Powelstock]

Perhaps Mayakovsky is indicating his preference for colloquial style, rather
than playing on semantics per se?
David

David Powelstock
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures
The University of Chicago
1130 E. 59th St.
Chicago, IL  60637
773-702-0035

> -----Original Message-----

> 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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