Platonov question

Olga Meerson meersono at GEORGETOWN.EDU
Mon May 21 14:08:04 UTC 2007


No. Tut xodite is not siuda xodite.
o.m.

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From: Deborah Hoffman <lino59 at AMERITECH.NET>
Date: Monday, May 21, 2007 4:44 am
Subject: [SEELANGS] Platonov question

> Could khodite here be the regular motion of just coming to work 
> every day? Also, how about inserting a word or two after 
> chuvstvuyu to convey meaning rather than sticking to the original 
> syntax, thus:
>   
>  "You only work here, you show up every day, but I feel what I do."
>   
>  Just a thought to convey the speaker's main concern of 
> contrasting the rote performance of his co-workers with his 
> greater emotional participation.
>  
> 
> SEELANGS automatic digest system <LISTSERV at BAMA.UA.EDU> wrote:
>  
> >
> Dear Robert,
> 
> I think that the your rendering of the above line is not entirely 
> correct and looses the rhythmical pattern of the phrase.
> I would have put it as follows:
> 
> "I'll see how it goes", Fedorov said gloomily. "You just work 
> here, 
> walk around, but I live through my sensitivities".
> 
> All very best,
> Sasha Smith
> 
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