Khrushchev's words and his shoe banging

[Edward M Dumanis]

I am sorry but, as I understand, Khrushchev used POROT' in a different
meaning; it was the meaning of corporal punishment.
Can anyone comment on it?

Sincerely,

Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>

On Thu, 8 May 2003, Valery Belyanin wrote:

> Dear SEELANGers
> about porot'
> I heard from my farther (born in Siberia):
> - Matulja, shto shjosh ne ottula?
> - A ja matushka esche porot' budu.
> - Ìàòóëÿ, øòî øü¸øü íå îòòóëÿ?
> - À ÿ, ìàòóøêà, åùå ïîðîòü áóäó.
> - Matulja (a rare girl s name) what are you sewing from the wrong side?
> - Mother, I shall be unsewing (redoing).
> meaning that the person is doing something wrong because(?) s/he will
> redo. about a lazy and non-handy one.
> My point is that it is rather "matushka" than "dedushka" watches how the
> daughter sews. Though it may be changed in the context to mention
> grandpa if needed.
> 
> Best regards, Valery Belyanin
>  Editor of www.textology.ru
> 
> Thursday, May 08, 2003, 12:46:24 PM, you wrote:
> AI> Sorry, bad typo: dedushka. A ja dedushka eshche porot' budu. In this case
> AI> as if he was asking some young kid why he was sewing crooked, and the boy'a
> AI> answer was that he still intended to undo the seems. That was during one of
> AI> Khrushchev's campains against shabby workmanship.

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