быbefore or after verb

[Stephanie Briggs]

I was taught to place it before the verb. Я бы хотела... I believe the
relevant examples are in Golosa Book 2.

PS: is there a second edition of Golosa book 2 out there? I knew there was a
second edition for the first one.



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2010/9/15 Anne Fisher <anne.o.fisher at gmail.com>

> Hello Mark,
>
> If you are looking at the question from a descriptive rather than a
> proscriptive stance, then here is one well-known example to tally on
> the side of "verb-by" placement: in The Twelve Chairs, Ostap Bender
> says wistfully, "Nabil by ia tebe rylo, tol'ko Zaratustra ne
> pozvoliaiet."
>
> All the best,
>
> Annie
>
>
> 2010/9/15 Mark Kingdom <k2kingdom at gmail.com>:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I wrote the following sentence to a Russian friend of mine:
> >
> > Я купил бы эту вещь, но у меня нет денег.
> >
> > She replied, (quoting) "...using бы after the verb is lazy, as if you are
> > giving yourself time to think of an excuse."
> >
> > She says it is better to use бы before the verb: Я бы купил эту вещь, но
> у
> > меня нет денег.
> >
> > I was taught that you can say it either way. What *is* the difference in
> > placement? Do you agree with my friend's statement?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mark
> >
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