What this blog is for and about

This blog was oringally intended to help accustom Rusian su8ers of English to use the langauge with wit, accruacy and decorum. Now, it mainly concneres books that I recommend. I hope you find it useful.

15 February 2013

May I recommend this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QBNDxuT59rc

The language point is that what we call “action” in English is rather different from what is called “акция” in Russia—officially, this is. The former has a positive sense, while the latter is negative in official circles though arguably positive in others. It all goes to illustrate that language is less a question of rules than conventions, which can vary from place to place, time to time, person to person and situation to situation. It is a living thing.


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