Na zdorov'e

[Alexei Kokin]

I must be rather slow on the uptake, for I haven't yet figured out whether those university graduates were native Russian speakers or not. The former would be a shock to me, unless they were mocking the Anglophones' idea of the Russian toast.

Alexei
http://therussiandilettante.blogspot.com


Genevra Gerhart <ggerhart at COMCAST.NET> wrote:
Greetings!

Just having returned from a trip up the Volga that included many toasts all
of which were offered by university graduates, I feel impelled to report
that Na zdorov'e not only dominated, but absolutely excluded the Za Vashe
zdorov'e alternative. When I asked, I was assured that one could also say
Za.etc

Pity. Za.etc sounds better.



Genevra Gerhart



ggerhart at comcast.net



www.genevragerhart.com

www.russiancommonknowledge.com






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