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  1. May 20th, 2006, 05:35 PM #101
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    True, but their website says that they took their name from the Russian word for pencil
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  2. May 20th, 2006, 08:54 PM #102
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    Quote Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
    True, but their website says that they took their name from the Russian word for pencil
    its true. karandash means pencil in russian, that is exactly what i was saying yes.
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  3. May 20th, 2006, 09:34 PM #103
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    We are missing each other's points
    People say 'to xerox' because Xerox "invented" the copy machine
    People do not say 'карандаш' because of the pencil company Carandache
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  4. May 20th, 2006, 11:57 PM #104
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    Quote Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
    We are missing each other's points
    People say 'to xerox' because Xerox "invented" the copy machine
    People do not say 'карандаш' not because of the pencil company Carandache
    yes they do. pencil company carandache was supplying pencils to russia.
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  5. May 21st, 2006, 12:57 AM #105
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dusik
    Quote Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
    We are missing each other's points
    People say 'to xerox' because Xerox "invented" the copy machine
    People do not say 'карандаш' not because of the pencil company Carandache
    yes they do. pencil company carandache was supplying pencils to russia.
    But pencil company carandache says this:

    CARAN d'ACHE of Switzerland was founded in Geneva in 1924 and remains Switzerland's only manufacturer of pencils, fine arts products and writing instruments. Based in a country that is world famous for its watchmaking and jewellery, it is not surprising that the company has earned an international reputation for products of exceptional quality and beauty The name CARAN d'ACHE has an interesting history. The company’s founder, Arnold Schweitzer, admired the work of a famous French caricaturist of the Belle
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  6. May 21st, 2006, 01:09 AM #106
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    What do you think about words:
    "кОлОвОрОт" ? (brace)
    or "зОлОтОвОлОсОе"
    or "змЕЕЕд" ?
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  7. May 21st, 2006, 02:37 PM #107
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sakhalinec
    What do you think about words:
    "кОлОвОрОт" ? (brace)
    or "зОлОтОвОлОсОе"
    or "змЕЕЕд" ?
    Search the whole forum. There were some opinions somewhere.
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  8. May 29th, 2006, 02:52 PM #108
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    "упалнамоченный"

    Actually it is "уполномоченный", but hey... who cares, it is fun anyway
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  9. May 29th, 2006, 02:54 PM #109
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sakhalinec
    What do you think about words:
    "кОлОвОрОт" ? (brace)
    or "зОлОтОвОлОсОе"
    or "змЕЕЕд" ?
    What about "длинношеее"
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