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March 1st, 2005, 09:43 AM
Becks

Russian Magazines

Hello

I am a 20 year old student from London and i was wondering if anyone could do me a favour. Is there anyone kind enough in Russia who would be able to send me a popular russian magazine, it does not have to be new. I know its alot to ask and its a bit of a long shot but if there is anyone kind enough out there i would really apreciate it. Please email me at Becksx1@Hotmail.com

Also if anyone wants to talk to someone who has lived in both the north and south of england or would like a penpal then please email me to or if anyone needs any help with english.
March 1st, 2005, 11:10 AM
waxwing

If you are currently living in London you should be able to find a Russian magazine quite easily in Grant and Cutler. It's just a little off Tottenham Court Rd / Soho area. Forgot the exact street. We've discussed it before on here, do a search if you like.
March 1st, 2005, 08:35 PM
Becks

Thanks for the advice i'm sorry to bring an old topic up i am quite new to these forums so if its allready been discussed then i am sorry. I will try and find that shop and see what they have.
March 2nd, 2005, 01:57 AM
waxwing

Don't worry, no problem. It's not like it's a FAQ or something.
March 2nd, 2005, 09:21 AM
TATY

Grant & Cutler
55 - 57 Great Marleborough Street
London
W1F 7AY

Its just off Oxford Street. If you are going down Oxford Street from Centre Point or from Tottenham Court Road tube station, you turn left when you get to Poland Street.

www.grantandcutler.com

I go there alot.
March 2nd, 2005, 09:27 AM
scotcher

[pet hate]

"A lot".

Two words.

Thanks for your time.

[/pet hate]
March 2nd, 2005, 01:08 PM
TATY

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotcher

[pet hate]

"A lot".

Two words.

Thanks for your time.

[/pet hate]

I only recently realised that 'thank you' is two words.
March 2nd, 2005, 03:11 PM
Линдзи

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotcher

[pet hate]

"A lot".

Two words.

Thanks for your time.

[/pet hate]

/me falls in love with Scotcher
March 2nd, 2005, 05:01 PM
Kamion

Quote:

Originally Posted by TATY

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotcher

[pet hate]

"A lot".

Two words.

Thanks for your time.

[/pet hate]

I only recently realised that 'thank you' is two words.

Shouldn
March 2nd, 2005, 07:10 PM
Zhenya

Isn't it spelled Thankyo!
March 2nd, 2005, 07:45 PM
scotcher

[quote=Kamion]
Shouldn
March 2nd, 2005, 07:48 PM
scotcher

Quote:

Originally Posted by Линдзи

/me falls in love with Scotcher

Yours too eh? :D
March 2nd, 2005, 09:09 PM
Kamion

Thanks for the explanation scotcher, but actually I wanted to know if TATY
March 2nd, 2005, 09:39 PM
scotcher

Oh right, sorry.

Well, what I said applies to Tatu's sentence too. Since he was talking about a phrase, it's still singular.

"Thank you" is two words. is correct.

If, on the other hand, you were talking about the words rather than the phrase, you'd have to say

"Thank" and "you" are two words.

Quote:

The "a lot-thing" bugged me as I learnt that you say "there is a lot of dogs", even though the noun is plural.

No we don't, sorry :)

There is a lot of dogs. is grammatically incorrect.

There are a lot of dogs. is correct.

However, you might hear someone say

There's a lot of dogs.

This obviously just contains a contraction of the former, incorrect phrase (there is --> there's). The reason it can be used has nothing to do with grammar though, but is because we love our contractions in spoken English, and there're is too hard to say to be a usable one :)
March 2nd, 2005, 10:29 PM
Darobat

I say there're...
March 2nd, 2005, 10:48 PM
scotcher

Quote:

I say there're...

Is "there're" really a contraction though, technically speaking?

I mean, there must be some sort of vowel sound between the two r's, otherwise it would just be pronounced 'there', and if there is a vowel sound, then it's not really a contraction, you are just saying 'there are' with a destressed 'are'.

I'm not fussed either way, it doesn't really have any bearing on why you might hear "there's a lot of dogs", but you're unlikely to hear "there is a lot of dogs".

I hereby pronounce this thread Officially Derailed.

Sorry Becks :D
March 2nd, 2005, 11:33 PM
Zhenya

I say There are lots of dogs...
March 2nd, 2005, 11:41 PM
Евгения Белякова

waxwing, you're English right?
March 2nd, 2005, 11:54 PM
scotcher

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zhenya

I say There are lots of dogs...

:lol:
March 3rd, 2005, 02:15 AM
waxwing

Yes......?
March 3rd, 2005, 05:14 AM
Kamion

Quote:

Oh right, sorry.

Well, what I said applies to Tatu's sentence too. Since he was talking about a phrase, it's still singular.

"Thank you" is two words. is correct.

If, on the other hand, you were talking about the words rather than the phrase, you'd have to say

"Thank" and "you" are two words.

Hm, I suspected something like that. Seems weird to the logical part of my brain though.

Quote:

No we don't, sorry

There is a lot of dogs. is grammatically incorrect.

There are a lot of dogs. is correct.

However, you might hear someone say

There's a lot of dogs.

Interesting. I
March 3rd, 2005, 04:21 PM
Becks

Its nice to see my thread has an alternative use \o/ i am going to visit grant and cutler tomorow, so fingers crossed they will have some nice russian magazines to choose from.