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It's everything that you fail to immitate, JB. I've been saying this for years... :roll:

I'm sorry, JB, I'm afraid I don't know what you're on about. Could you please give us an example of an "americanism" I used and a "Russian colloquilism" I might have used instead? (If you do I will...

...something you wouldn't've been able to do because you probably have never met a single Russian in your life. I'm sure your "list" would have been a collection of fake names like Ivan Pushkin,...

Good, scotcher, you make a model forum member.

How old are you? I doubt you've met all that many Russians. I'm older than you and I've lived most of my life in Russia - I bet I've met a LOT more Russians than you have and most of them have...

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http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0528-06.htm

http://tn.essortment.com/policebrutality_rken.htm
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Friendy, "нецензурная брань" is мат. It's legal goobledygook for what we call "мат" in colloquial Russian. There's no contradiction here, the law is very clear.

It probably does, though I never...

Zucchini, eh. What about a man with a pointed stick?

A cop driving a Lada? Give me a break. The whole story is fictional.

Sure, shot him in the mouth. And what was he going to do with the body? Bury it in the garden? What garden, he was in the...

It does indeed. This is where I vehemently disagree with you. Since you are not a Russian citizen, and this is about a law being enforced by Russian cops in the Russian city of Belgorod, your opinion...

This is how I see it:

1. мат2. common swearing[list:1vhjhj6b]2.1. dirty non-мат swear words like засранец*, мудак*, сука*, etc2.2. milder swear words like придурок, дебил, etc.[/list:u:1vhjhj6b]3....

I've heard a similar explanation. However, I don't know the exact etymology of the word.

Мат is made of a handful of basic roots, such as е**ть, х*й, п***а and their countless derivatives....

That's what this law is about - it's about banning "mat" from public places. It states very clearly in Russian what exactly is meant under the term. It's the English translation by the BBC that blurs...

I didn't say "real Russians", I said native speakers of Russian. Words may indeed be understood on an emotional level but that's beside the point here - either you are and idiot, JB, or you are...

The only right a foul mouthed git has is put his hands up and surrender. :evil:

You understand what they mean - literally and figuratively, but you do not feel exactly how offensive they are -...

I have a good friend who lives there - we keep in touch. We have ICQs you know.

He does.

No, JB, Russia is not your business. Only those born in Russia have a say in such matters. You're a...

Sure Russian swearwords are dynamic and all, but what we're talking about here is "mat" - the core obsenities - they've stayed unchanged for centuries and won't change in our grand-grand-grand-......

It is already successfully protecting people in Belgorod and has saved many of them from foulmouthed imbecils you applaud. Anyway, JB, you may be 1000 times a resident of Moscow or New Vasyuki or Old...

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By that definition when you hear "mat" but it's not directed at you it's not the verbal abuse. You may call it abuse if by abuse you mean anything that brings you some...

First of all may I remind you that we're talking about Russian here. You may not know this, not being a native speaker of Russian, so I will tell you - the thing is that in Russian there's a clear...

And I would back them 100%.

We're talking about the right of people not to be subjected to verbal abuse. I have nothing against people swearing but not in front of me or anyone else who might...

I'm guessing you have not spent much time in English pubs. :lol:[/quote]For crying out loud, we're talking about Russia here, not Blighty. We're talking about the attitudes of Russian people towards...

According to my observation, most working class people are against wanton use of profanity, it's the wee undergraduate twats and other 'intellectuals' who indulge in it. In other words the salt of...

I've just spoken to someone from Belgorod - it's actually working, the foulmouthed are getting their just comeuppence. Of course this is a tough law to inforce but so are most laws. Think about...

Friendy, imagine someone's been mugged, right, and the copper tells the poor berk to look on the bright side and that he should've tried to take his mind off it while he was being mugged by thinking...