row
augerot
bigjim at U.WASHINGTON.EDU
Wed Oct 28 23:16:30 UTC 2009
Perhaps we should get back to Slavic, it is interesting all the Russian words associated with the three words "row" in English, it probably wins a prize:
"row" in Multitran:
ряд; ряд домов ("ROW" в смысле "ряд" и "грести"
произносится [ROU] nerpa); улица; гребля;
прогулка на лодке; драка; свалка; нагоняй;
спор; ссора; буза; галдёж; гам; дебош; скандал
("ROW" в смысле скандал, галдёж и т, д.
произносится с дифтонгом "au". [RAU] nerpa);
прогулка в лодке; шум; склока (Franka_LV)
and this is just a beginning, there are at least 15 more "specialized" meanings given.
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On Wed, 28 Oct 2009, Jane E. Knox-Voina wrote:
> Strange, I use it all the time in Maine. No problems here. Jane Knox-Voina
>
> ameliede at EARTHLINK.NET wrote:
>> At 04:37 PM 10/27/2009, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> You can use "row" in America if you like, but you should know
>>> that 99% of the
>>>
>>>> public will either misunderstand you or be completely at a loss.
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> This sememe (?) seems to acquire an unusual set of synonyms:
>> row, fracas, brouhaha, kerfuffle, scuffle, donnybrook.,* etc.
>>
>> *Is it me or do a lot of these words sound Irish?
>>
>> Jules Levin
>>
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