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

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

For me, this is entirely the matter of personal taste. To my ear, "Толстая Тётя" sounds just awful :)

[yk4ever.livejournal.com]

well... Both Hogwarts and HP book series are aimed at children... and for them, I believe, usage of "Тётя" instead of "Дама" is more natural.

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

Children? You gotta be kidding. My 15-years-old swallowed one Harry P. after another -- when Russian translations were over, he started to gnaw the English originals. And I have forgotten when had he last used "тётя" in his life :)))

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm 24 and I still use "дядя" sometimes. I do it when I laugh at myself yet use it :)