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  1. In most spoken contexts "степень" would be...

    In most spoken contexts "степень" would be omitted, as in "десять в двадцать третьей". As for the thousandths, it is not so convenient with a zero after a decimal point, but usually just "и" is...
  2. I doubt "да" has shade of "и" in "ну да ладно"....

    I doubt "да" has shade of "и" in "ну да ладно". For me it is "ну ладно" --> "ну да ладно". An emphatic particle and nothing more. "Ну и ладно" expresses a diffent emotion.
  3. It was. The traces are still there in poetry,...

    It was. The traces are still there in poetry, where some rhymes become less strict with modern pronunciation. Theatrical pronunciation was modelled after old Moscow speech (like, beginning of the...
  4. Not completely outdated, though. As actor's...

    Not completely outdated, though. As actor's speech is partially based on an old Moscow pronunciation, there's still tendency to pronounce hard reflexive suffixes among older actors. Pay attention...
  5. Rightly noticed! It doth, in truth so. Yet, fear...

    Rightly noticed! It doth, in truth so. Yet, fear not lest thou shouldst find it in olde books.
    Ahem... The context will make it clear. Fortunately, in modern language it is very simple: "да" hardly...
  6. The things you should know are: 1. "Пять",...

    The things you should know are:
    1. "Пять", "Двое", "Трое", "Четверо" ("collective" numerals) are more colloquial
    2. "Collective" numerals are mostly used with masculine nouns or nouns of common...
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