Russian Cellphone jargon

[Elizaveta Moussinova]

Quoting Josh Wilson <jwilson at ALINGA.COM>:

>
> I have also had it explained to me at least once that "sms-ka" is a bit
> "provincial" - that the proper phrasing is "otprivt' sms" and that "sms"
> should never decline "because it is not Russian."  (This from a Russian grad
> student studying linguistics - so could just be she is soapboxing the issue)

I actually agree with your friend but didn't know how to explain it 
without being accused of snobbism. :)) "Sms-ka" does sound provincial 
just like "psikhushka" (psikhiatricheskaia bol'nitsa), "fotka", 
"stiralka" (referring to a washing machine or an eraser. Really 
horrible...), etc.

Liz


>> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Elizaveta Moussinova
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 3:00 PM
> To: SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Russian Cellphone jargon
>
> 4 syllables: es-em-es-ka (ýñ-ýì-ýñ-êà)! :)
> There is a verb, too: esemesit' / SMSit' (ÑÌÑèòü). "îòýñåìåñèòü âñåì
> äðóçüÿì".
>
> Google has 7 180 000 for CMC (written in Cyrillic).
>
> Liz
>
>
>
> Quoting "Paul B. Gallagher" <paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM>:
>
>> Elizaveta Moussinova wrote:
>>
>>> ... An sms message is an "sms-ka". "Otpravit' sms / sms-ku".
>>
>> Three syllables, not four, right? «???????», ? ?? «????????»?
>>
>> But Google has 9,400 hits for the latter and only 32 for the former...
>>
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