And these people say we have too many words
I remember several people here (e.g. Dogboy) complained the supposed "abundance" of Russian vocabulary. As for me, I always thought it was English that was to be accused of this fault. Only the problem is that in 99,9% people use words like "get, set, have, go" that may mean everything, but 3-4 people among 1000 sometimes use words like "evict" or "epitomize", wich another 997 out of 1000 even don't know to exist. Not very long time ago I already discussed all these "foals, colts" etc. Now I have another set of words:
bog, swamp, fen, marsh, morass, quagmire, mire, slough, slew
Compare this with Russian
болото, топь, трясина.
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Re: And these people say we have too many words
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Originally Posted by Propp
bog, swamp, fen, marsh, morass, quagmire, mire, slough, slew
Fast 125 trains out of London Paddington used to stop at:
Slough / Reading / Didcot / Swindon / Bristol Temple Meads .......
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Originally Posted by in this case, as joysof
It's pronounced 'slow' (to rhyme with 'how')
"I can't come to the football match this afternoon. I'm bogged down with homework. I'll be in the mire if I don't get it finished before Monday. Actually I'm swamped with homework, I've also got to finish this terms project and I've got a morass of data to sort through".
Means - "I can't come to the football match this afternoon. I've got a lot of homework. I'll be in trouble if I don't get it finished before Monday. Actually I'm inundated with homework, I've also got to finish this terms project and I've got a lot of data to sort through".
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Re: And these people say we have too many words
Quote:
Originally Posted by Propp
Now I have another set of words:
bog, swamp, fen, marsh, morass, quagmire, mire, slough, slew
Compare this with Russian
болото, топь, трясина.
There's also гать, маево, купань (купан), вязь (вязище), сыза, сасы, калуга (in parts of the Volga region!!!), едма - they all mean different kinds of bogs, swamps, mires, etc. in different parts of Russia - and those are just the ones I know, I'm sure there'll be plenty more if we turn to local dialects. How does that compare indeed.