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	Create New Topic   My Posts   My forum buddies   Invite friends   Private messages Russian brides > Main Forum > Getting to First Base, bowling a maiden over Author Post hoenissen Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 9/22/2004 6:39:17 AM   Getting to First Base, bowling a maiden over, and all that. People tend to take their metaphors from their favourite sport, which could make the communication rather difficult to follow for outsiders. An author calls baseball "the quintessential shibboleth of my culture". Which is probably why I never got to base one with understanding the book. We should probably try to remember that the Russian ladies do not play much baseball, or cricket for that matter. And some idioms are better avoided. Just a thought. Ptichka Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 9/22/2004 6:52:32 AM   Agree, it would be the same if a girl would mention phrases from old Soviet films, phrases which are great, but very hard to understand for a person who didn't see them...and who is from another culture...like one "if the doctor is not hungry the patient feels better":))) it's from an old film, which mostly people adore here..."the Formula of Love"...and there are many many more of such examples!!:) idiotdetector Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 9/22/2004 4:22:49 PM   Who here dose that anyway, I and I would think anyone with half a brain uses plain english in there letters. Hoen- this is the second time you have mentioned this, are you privy to everyones letters here and are trying to correct there mistakes. You point is correct but only an idiot wopuld do that anyway. idiotdetector Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 9/22/2004 4:26:07 PM   Sorry it was geri yesterday, are you two in cahotts hoenissen Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 9/30/2004 4:03:33 AM   Just so we remember in this Forum to play the ball - not the man - as a soccer-player would express it. hoenissen Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 10/2/2004 2:21:57 AM   But let us not put the cart before the horse - as a 'peasant' would say. It is very difficult to totally avoid using metaphors!! And metaphors are not the only problem. Local expressions are another. Which idiotdetector would probably agree to, coming from the land where they eat Pavlovas. -You can actually walk into a shop and ask for a 'dressed Pavlova'. hoenissen Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 10/4/2004 3:58:18 AM   -You can actually walk into a shop and ask for a 'dressed Pavlova'. How does an un-dressed Pavlova look? idiotdetector Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 10/4/2004 5:56:17 AM   good if such things put lead in ya pencil. Lisen hoen, I agree that you should not use these expressions but who would on this occassion. I hope people here have enougth brains to use plain english which has been discussed before, very basic, very plain hoenissen Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 11/30/2004 10:43:14 AM   Plain Russian -as in не распыляйтесь на козлов.... which my translations S/W tells me is 'do not be pulverized to the goats....' OK, I won't (?) ?? Perhaps. Your Reply: Your name:   New Registration Password:   Forgot password?   refresh Code:   Russian brides > Main Forum > Getting to First Base, bowling a maiden over
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