Toasts

[Tony Anemone]

I think Alexei is right.  My Russian friends have often commented on
Americans who make the mistake of using na zdorov'e as a toast.

Tony



On Feb 27, 2004, at 7:17 PM, Alexei Bogdanov wrote:

> In America, somebody consistently teaches students to say it that way,
> which is (or used to be ? :) wrong.  Personally, I am already tired of
> explaining that to my students.
>
> Alexei
>
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>
>> If "na" is "almost always used" - Bryon - it can't be wrong, it must
>> be
> part
>> of the language. But, like Anna and Alina, I had never heard "na" used
>> except to mean something like "help yourself", " be my guest".
>> Perhaps,
>> without my noticing, the language HAS changed. It seems Russian is
>> copying
>> Polish... Can anyone else confirm that "na" is regularly used for
>> toasts?
>>
>>
>>
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Tony Anemone
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College of William and Mary
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Tony Anemone
Associate Professor of Russian and Chair
Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures
College of William and Mary
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
757-221-3636 (office)
757-221-3637 (fax)

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