i've fallen and i cant say it right...

[im-such-a-slav.livejournal.com]

my dictionary gave two listings for the perfective form of падать: пасть and упасть. this is the first and only time it has done this, so is there a difference between the two? i asked a friend and she said пасть has a negative connotation, but i am still a bit confused. anyone have a better explanation?

also, i need to get a good font for my computer so i can read russian. does anyone know a good free one that i can download. i have windows XP, if that matters.

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[svyatogor.livejournal.com]

упасть - means simply to fall. Книга упала на пол - Book has fallen onto the floor.
пасть - can have a negative meaning. Also it can mean to die in a fight. Examples:

Как ты мог так низко пасть? How could you fall so low. meaning that somebody was behaving in a not appropriate way.

other example

Он пал в бою. - He died in the fight. (poetic)