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[upthera44.livejournal.com]

Could we get a discussion going on the various conversational uses of бывает? I've heard it used, I believe, to mean something like "It happens." Something like:

--Русские часто читают американские новости?

--Бывает.

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[upthera44.livejournal.com]

It sounds like Бывает is directly equivalent to the English phrase "It happens." People say it in situations where someone is apologizing for something, and the other person wants to indicate that it's no big deal. Is this the main meaning of Бывает then?