exiting the stage

[David J. Galloway]

Dear SEELANGERs,

A question of Russian idiomatic usage:  "ujti so stseny" vs. "sojti so
stseny" with a human subject.  Quick check of usage via yandex.ru reveals
both being used for literal and figurative contexts (literal = to physically
depart the stage structure, fig. = to retire from performance).  Assuming,
as the linguists say, there are no true synonyms, what other shades of
meaning, differences in register, etc. exist for these two expressions?

Thanks.

______________________________

David J. Galloway
Assistant Professor of Russian
Department of Modern Languages
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY 14456-3397
Phone: (315) 781-3790
Fax: (315) 781-3822
Email: galloway at hws.edu
Alt-email: dgallowa at twcny.rr.com
Web: http://academic.hws.edu/russian/

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