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Ken Watts wrote once:
“The next point is that the tuition fee is usually more expensive than it is at home”
Isn’t it an example of tautology here?
Expensive fee, дорогие цены-these must be “birds of a feather”. What do you think?
Дорогие цены в Pусском навязли на зубах! Is it possible that in English expensive fee is acceptable?
Никаких проблем, совершенно нормальное употребление.
Надо платить за учебу. Дома можно идти в университет, скажем, всего за $10,000 в год. Это fee нормальная. А если идете в университет в соседнем штате, там для «неграждан» fee повышенная, напр $15,000 в год. Тhe tuition fee is more expensive than it is at home.
Так, fees бывают и дешевыми, и нормальными, и дорогими.
The thing is that in Russian saying "дешевые/дорогие цены" is a lexical mistake (sadly, a widespread one), a sign of illiteracy. "Цены" in Russian can be only "высокие/низкие", expensive or cheap are the products/goods/services, not the prices/fees themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by chaika
So it doesn't apply in English?
Понял. Да вы наверное правы. high price, low price = expensive item, cheap item. Но цены выскокие и низкие.
Я увидела название темы и сразу взвилась от негодования. :lol:
Дорогое — фи!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lampada
It’s been a long time but this Hanna’s link дешёвый - Wiktionary on another thread made me remember this topic.
Have you noticed how дешёвые цены slowly but steadily creep in? The English equivalent is still correct.
Of course Wiktionary does not necessarily say the ultimate truth but it’s addressed to by many and can surely affect people’s minds. In a couple years a TV anchor man says the words and nobody bats an eye.Quote:
дешёвый (dešóvyj) m
cheap, inexpensive, low (of a price)
Цены там дешёвые — The prices over there are low.