An old friend of mine once told me about a Russian saying that went something like.... "When it's free, the vinegar tastes like sugar."
Anyone familiar with that? Can someone spell it out phonetically for me?
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An old friend of mine once told me about a Russian saying that went something like.... "When it's free, the vinegar tastes like sugar."
Anyone familiar with that? Can someone spell it out phonetically for me?
Да, шутили: "За бесплатно и уксус сладкий.".
Фонетически пусть кто-то другой напишет.
На халяву и уксус сладкий.
Na halyavu i uksus sladkiy.
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Originally Posted by Sleep
that's it!
that's what he used to say.
Thanks!
I suggest modern version of this proverb
За чужой счет пьют даже трезвенники и язвенники.
Actually it's a quote from a movie.
Меня особенно умиляет реклама в стиле
Buy <five boxes of some sh*t> and receive a free gift
Doesn't the word 'gift' strongly imply that it has to be free ( or otherwise it's not a gift at all )? What's the point of adding 'free' then?
You're right :lol: . A gift is something that's freely given. I've wondered about that myself - it was probably just some half-educated businessman's ploy to attract more customers. And when it worked, everybody copied him. Hey - business is business, who cares about proper word usage :roll: , right??Quote:
Originally Posted by DenisM
Русский вариант такой чуши выглядит следующим образом:
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:lol: