Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Я думал: вот чуть-чуть - и будем мы на "ты"

i'm not a fan of syntactic indicators of formality/respect (e.g., vous/tu). i think they reinforce idiotic hierarchies, encourage distance, etc

...they have a lovely literary use, though, as signifiers of breakthroughs and familiarity

6 comments:

  1. I'm glad that you still remember Visotsky!

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  2. i'm listening to the same two discs in the car almost every day--i need new material!

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  3. I found Kino and Aqvarium!

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  4. And also Nikitiny

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