Another query
Loren A. Billings
BILLINGS at PUCC.BITNET
Thu Jul 13 04:37:55 UTC 1995
Dear colleagues:
In connection with my last query, I'd like to find out from the native
speakers of Russian out there how to say the following:
1. 'Approximately four people/persons stood in front of the _kassa_.'
2. 'I stood near four people/persons under a small tree.'
Please use _okolo_ in both. I know that _vozle_ might be preferrable in
the first sentence and a number of mechanisms might be acceptable, even
preferrable to _okolo_ in the second one. Try NOT to use inversion.
Note that there is no approximation in the second example, only in the first.
If you are not a native speaker I would nonetheless appreciate your
assistance in finding out judgments from those you know or work with.
As usual, I will post a summary. Please write to me directly (billings@
princeton.edu or billings at pucc.bitnet). Thank you. --Loren Billings
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