Fwd: [SEELANGS] cow

[Svetlana Grenier]

I learned it the same way as Alina (same generation in St. 
Petersburg?).  Could Konstantin's version have been developed as an 
expediency for when you cannot use "ty"?

Svetlana Grenier

On 2/28/2011 10:35 AM, Alina Israeli wrote:
> 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/)
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> Начало переадресованного сообщения:
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>> 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!
>>
>>
>>
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