C vs Co

[Melissa Smith]

On 8/3/10 4:35 PM, Mark Kingdom wrote:
> Thank you, Stefani, it does help. I knew all those examples, but the 
thing
> is...
> 
> ....what, therefore, is the underlying rule to know 100% of the time 
what it
> will be?
> Is there one?
> 
> 
> 2010/8/3 Stefani, Sara Marie <samastef at indiana.edu>
> 
> > "Co" is used before words that begin with a consonant cluster that 
begins
> > with "c" - so "со Стивом" or "со студенткой," but "c сестрой," "с 
Сергеем."
> > But not in front of many other consonant clusters like "с 
профессором," "с
> > Владом," "с братом." However, you do also say "со всеми," and "со 
мной," "со
> > многими людьми."
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > Best,
> > sms
> >
> > ________________________________________
> > From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures 
list [
> > SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] on behalf of Stephanie Briggs 
[sdsures at GMAIL.COM]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 12:09 PM
> > To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] C vs Co
> >
> > I thought it was just a matter of whether the target word starts 
with a "C"
> > - it if does, the extra vowel creates a liason which is easier to 
say.
> >
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> > 2010/8/3 Mark Kingdom <k2kingdom at gmail.com>
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > Can someone direct me to an online reference which lists the rules 
for
> > > when to use с  vs  со?
> > >
> > > Я ходил туда со Стивом.
> > >
> > > Я ходил туда с Владом.
> > >
> > > I feel if I run through 100 names, I'll see the pattern, but if the
> > work's
> > > already been done, it makes things easier.
> > >
> > > Sorry for such a newbie question.
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > 
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Melissa T. Smith, Professor
Department of Foreign Languages and 
Literatures  
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH 44555
Tel: (330)941-3462

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