О всех обо всё м

[Alina Israeli]

Here we get stumped, because you have the basic обо всем  
мире and the high style о всем мире. Should look into the  
history and specifically religious use of this phrase which may hold  
the key to the reason for the distribution.

Mar 2, 2011, в 12:12 PM, E Wayles Browne написал(а):

> Wonderful! But now, what happens if BCËM is a modifier, e.g. "about  
> the
> whole world"?
>
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>> From: Alina Israeli <aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU>
>> Reply-To: "SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and  
>> Literatures list"
>> <SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu>
>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:58:05 -0500
>> To: "SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu" <SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] О всех обо всё м
>>
>> This is only if всех is a modifier: о всех  
>> приключениях — about all
>> the adventures.  But if it is a "noun"-like, then обо всех  
>> — about
>> everybody, just like обо всём — about everything.
>>
>> его  also has a similar quirk:
>>
>> Modifier: с его друзьями
>> "Noun": с него (сто рублей)
>>
>> Mar 2, 2011, в 11:50 AM, Mark Kingdom написал(а):
>>
>>> Can someone explain (assuming this is correct) why you need to say
>>>
>>> О всех
>>>
>>> ...but...
>>>
>>> обо всём?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Mark
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>> Alina Israeli
>> Associate Professor of Russian
>> LFS, American University
>> 4400 Massachusetts Ave.
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>> (202) 885-2387  fax (202) 885-1076
>> aisrael at american.edu
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LFS, American University
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Washington DC 20016
(202) 885-2387 	fax (202) 885-1076
aisrael at american.edu

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