Fwd: [SEELANGS] cow

[John Dunn]

Though it has to be said that Konstantin's version, with the addition of лучше [luchshe] and the replacement of твоя [tvoja] with ваша [vasha], is prosodically more satisfying.

John Dunn.

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From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Alina Israeli [aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU]
Sent: 28 February 2011 16:35
To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
Subject: [SEELANGS] Fwd: [SEELANGS] cow

Probably depends on your circle's tradition. I learned it just like in
this dictionary:

Чья бы корова мычала, а твоя бы молчала (http://slovarick.ru/1106/)


Начало переадресованного сообщения:

> От: Goloviznin Konstantin <kottcoos at mail.ru>
> Дата: February 28, 2011 5:24:33 AM EST
> Кому: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
> Тема: Ответ: [SEELANGS] A cuckoo's set ...
> Ответ-Кому: Goloviznin Konstantin <kottcoos at mail.ru>
>
>
> BTW, the cow's moo sounds better with ЛУЧШЕ (and usually used with
> it): чья бы корова мычала, а ваша бы ЛУЧШЕ молчала. That's it!
>
>
>

Alina Israeli
Associate Professor of Russian
LFS, American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave.
Washington DC 20016
(202) 885-2387  fax (202) 885-1076
aisrael at american.edu





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