Russian Cellphone jargon

[Alina Israeli]

On Jan 16, 2007, at 6:41 AM, Tatyana Buzina wrote:

> "Fotka" is indeed horrible, and the verb "sforkat'" is even worse.  
> Makes me want to scream and pounce on whoever says that :).  
> However, "sms-ka" is widely used by everybody, including university  
> professors, and, most importantly, some rather snobbish people  
> here, and ditto "psikhushka."

Same for "fotka" among those who use them most: bloggers who upload  
photographs on daily if not hourly basis, many of whom are  
professional artists, designers or photographers.

> While I am at it, there's also "sterka" for eraser. That one was  
> very popular when I was at school, and is still running strong. And  
> I've never heard stiralka in either sense. Interesting. I'll ask my  
> students and colleagues about it.


Here's what the web dictionary says (http://www.lingvo.ru/goroda/ 
dictionary.asp?word=150): Словарь «Языки русских городов»
ластик

Москва
изделие из резины или сходных мягких материалов для стирания надписей  
и рисунков

Syn:
резинка, стёрка, стиралка
БТС Изделие из резины или сходных мягких материалов для стирания  
надписей и рисунков
ОШ Кусочек специально обработанной резины для стирания написанного,  
нарисованного, резинка.


BTS the printed version or the BSZh (Bol'shoj slovar' zhargona) do  
not have the last two words.



Alina Israeli
LFS, American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington DC. 20016
(202) 885-2387 	
fax (202) 885-1076
aisrael at american.edu




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