написав
написавши
is one favored over another? Is there a stylistic difference?
thanks
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написав
написавши
is one favored over another? Is there a stylistic difference?
thanks
Yes, the difference is mainly stylistic.Quote:
Originally Posted by sperk
написав - literary
написавши - vernacular
написамши - even more vernacular
I'd say, написав is just more modern.
Написавши is somewhat obsolete (sounded quite normal in Russian literature of 18-19 centuries). Today, it can be met in deliberately archaized speech, or just be used as a colloquialism.
Написамши is substandard (localism or colloquialism, up-country speech)