two completely unrelated questions

[lexabear.livejournal.com]

Are there phrases in Russian that people use all the time that are technically incorrect, but sound much more natural? I was thinking of the common English phrase "Me and Bob went somewhere," where "me and Bob" is technically incorrect, but what (most) people say casually anyway. In this case, saying it the correct way ("Bob and I") can sound stilted. Are there examples of this sort of thing in Russian?

In a completely unrelated, and much weirder, question -- has anyone read the Russian version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series? I was thinking about the section where it talks about time travel and verb tense, and was wondering how that was translated.

Comments

[padruka1988.livejournal.com]

I realize this, but someone wanted to argue whether this is "incorrect" or not... and technically, this IS incorrect... It's not even a matter of omitting a word... But when speaking with other people, it's not incorrect... It's just a way of asking someone if they want to drink tea.

Like the original post said, "me and Bob" - that is incorrect. But people use it all the time, and generally speaking, it IS correct. That is what the original post was all about - are there any "incorrect" phrases that are so common, that they've become "correct".

[solito.livejournal.com]

Again, I disagree that it is incorrect. It's a correct form of omission, which gives it a colloquial flavor, but it is correct!

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

seconded! (http://www.livejournal.com/community/learn_russian/256511.html?thread=3466495#t3466495)