Subj : Funny story about Russians To : Gleb Hlebov From : Alexander Koryagin Date : Mon Nov 27 2023 16:13:08 Hi, Gleb Hlebov - Alexander Koryagin! I read your message from 24.11.2023 21:56 ak>>>> A Russinman (muzhik) thhoought out what to do to preserve his ak>>>> tomatoe, he grew at hiss ddacha, from thievs.. GH>>> ak I belee the punctuatiioon is not well here. 2 commas too GH>>> many. :-) AK>> You, IMHO just to used too reading social networks where people AK>> don't use commas at all. :) GH> Well... I emember now, thaat long ago, you expressed GH> dissatisfation with my onee-line replies to your posts. So I have GH> reconsiderd my approach too written conversations. :-) GH> "You're usd to reading smtth" or "you used to read" -- those are GH> different hings. Decide whhich is more appropriate here. === GH> *1* I used to / I didn't use to GH> First, we an say, "I used to" when talking about things that we GH> did frequetly in the past but we don't do today. I meant the first variant from here: https://www.really-learn-english.com/used-to-infinitive-gerund.html GH> "You're to used to readingg(?) social networks..." Well, actually GH> I'm not. I I was spending a lot of time in social networks I GH> wouldn't hve had time to ccorrespond with you & others in fidonet. GH> Obviously, I prefer the latter though. Fido doesn't not take much time, does it? Well, sometimes we have a lot of work at our jobs. I have it now. AK>> But, accoding the rules, an additional information which is not AK>> essentialfor understandinng is marked by commas. Well, I also AK>> often ignore this rule. ;) GH> The thing s, in English puuctuation rules are different than in GH> Russian, smetimes way diffferent. You sure may have to use commas GH> in this cae if you write iit down in Russian (according to its GH> rules), bu in English I doon't think so. Anyway, that was my guess. I read about it in times when I was interested in English punctuation. GH>>> May I pu t that way so tthhat it would look more "digestible"? GH> BTW what i going on with yyour quoting? Are you experimenting GH> again? :-) My quoting was perfect when I sent my message. Maybe your soft also tries something to do wrongly with my quoting? https://i.ibb.co/n1bzxxh/fido.jpg GH>>> "Russiandtchnik contriveedd how to protect his tomatoes from GH>>> theft" AK>> Well, digstion depends onn food habits. ;) And, BTW, where have AK>> you found"datchnik" in Ennglish dictionaris?? GH> Who needs ictionaries? Lett's keep up with the latest trends and GH> consult with... GH> Yes! GH> ChatGPT. === GH> Q: Can youexplain the wordd "datchnik" to me? A: "Datchnik" is a GH> Russian wod that refers too a person who owns or has access to a GH> dacha, whih is a country hhouse or cottage in Russia and other GH> countries n the former Sovviet Union. The term "datchnik" is often GH> used to decribe someone whho spends time at their dacha during GH> weekends o holidays, enjoyying the countryside and outdoor GH> activities It can also be used more broadly to refer to someone GH> who is assciated with the dacha culture in general. === ChatGPT is right -- indeed you cannot find this word in English dictionary. GH> Nonetheles you have no seccond thoughts about "muzhik"? :-) I don't GH> find it qute acceptable, bbecause it's supposed to be similar in GH> meaning to"hillbilly" or ""redneck", probably? We need native GH> speakers' expertise on this. In my message "muzhik" was after its English definition. Just for fun. ....A Russian man (muzhik)... ak>>>> And he rote on his fencce this announcemett: GH>>> "He postd the following annnouncement on his fence: " AK>> Well, butIMHO people writte words on the fences, not post AK>> them. ;-) GH> Okay, if h would write it with paint you're right. But he might as GH> well printit on a sheet off paper and glue it up on the fence, GH> because its got to be "an official announcement". We all know GH> what's being written on fences. :-) ak>>>> "One ofm tomatoes is pooiisoned!" Next day he sees an ak>>>> addition: "Now there are two". GH>>> "Next day he saw a line was added" AK>> "Next dayhe saw a line haad been added" ;) Your soft distorts the text. For instance, in my original message there was: -----Beginning of the citation----- "One of my tomatoes is poisoned!" A Russian man (muzhik) thought out what to do ----- The end of the citation ----- Bye, Gleb! Alexander Koryagin english_tutor 2023 --- * Origin: nntp://news.fidonet.fi (2:221/6.0) .