Kontrol'naia progulka
Alina Israeli
aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU
Wed May 16 21:25:24 UTC 2012
Right, the article that was suggested began with Arkadij Babchenko
promise "vylit' ushat vody".
This construction is a type of repetition or reduplication (of which
in my collection I have 18, by the latest count). It goes like this:
Nnom Ninstr . It means 'N not withstanding, N aside, N may be good,
but...':
Диета диетой, но и спортивные нагрузки
– неотъемлемая часть любого похудения.
Прогулки прогулками, но нужно было
переходить к действиям. И вот однажды
утром Жюльен вышел из хижины,
прихватив с собой в сумке несколько...
Погода погодой, а безопасность прежде
всего.
Alina
On May 16, 2012, at 3:35 PM, Robert Chandler wrote:
> Dear Alina and all,
>
> I am familiar with the phrase Облить ушатом
> холодной воды, but I don't quite understand your Ушат
> ушатом. Can you explain?
>
> All the best,
>
> Robert
>>
>> From: Alina Israeli <aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU>
>> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
>> Sent: Monday, 14 May 2012, 10:50
>> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Kontrol'naia progulka
>>
>> Ушат ушатом, but we should not forget that quite recently
>> no one dared to say a word publicly let alone show up in the
>> streets. Russia was far behind Mexico in street protests, everybody
>> was used to swallowing hook, line and sinker of whatever came from
>> above, and cheering and thanking for the honor.
>>
>
>
> Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD
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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