discourse words

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Alina Israeli wrote:

> On Nov 28, 2007, at 11:46 PM, Renee Stillings wrote:
> 
>> Perhaps it is just my personal impression, but the more I hear "v  
>> principe" used in Russia, the more I cringe.
> 
> Think of it in conjunction with English kinda (kind of), sorta (sort  
> of). There is not much difference.
> 
> 388,000,000 for "kind of" on Google
> 138,000,000 for "sort of"
> 
> 2,900,000 for "в принципе"
> 
>> The reason - it signals to me the main thing as an employer in
>> Russia I want to pull my hair out about - lack of commitment or
>> taking of responsibility.
> 
> It could signal a number of other things, a form of modesty, for  
> example, common in Eastern societies, observance of the social  
> hierarchy, to which Russians are more sensitive than Americans.

Yeah, well, in principle, I'd kinda like to be president, if you don't 
mind, y'know...

Just imagine VVP talking like that.

;-)

-- 
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--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
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