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[superslayer18.livejournal.com]

Something interesting that I found recently is that the Russian word for peace, Мир, is also the Russian word for world. Is anyone here familiar with Whorf's theory of linguistics? I'd like to see the roots of these words and see how they were related originally, or the philosophy behind why they are the same word if someone knows it. Could be that they are totally unrealated, but somehow I don't think so.

Russian tongue twisters...

[alektoeumenides.livejournal.com]

Something to get you practicing your pronounciation!

There's a rough translation of each one too :)

Good luck :P

http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/ru.htm

I am me...

[floatingfire.livejournal.com]

Hello, world. My random mind has just randomly made me join. So hello there.

so anyways... I'm wondering how many of you people speak Russian and how many don't and how many of you are trying to learn Russian and how many of you are native speakers?

Muahahaha! I've known Russian since I was 1! (cackles evilly) I can teach any of you people... for free... after a fee of $1,000-- no just kidding. Well I can teach you through livejournal, email, or aim.

I am evilfieryshadow on AIM and my email is dasha_n@comcast.net and my livejournal.com accoun is floatingfire... you can go stalk me now.

Poll!

[kutsuwamushi.livejournal.com]

Inspired by the last post.

[Poll #306301]

Edit: Just so we're on the same page, consider 1 to be "I know how to say hello!" and 10 to be fluent. =)

Maps of Slavic word overlaps

[mokele-mbembe.livejournal.com]

Since we were discussing common word root origins in Slavic languages, I thought this site would be helpful.

http://www.uni-bonn.de/~dbuncic/fauxamis/maps_un.htm

Maintaining language skills over the summer

[mokele-mbembe.livejournal.com]

я говорю немного по-русски. я хочу мой русский улучшить, но часто я могу не говорить, потому-что мой друзья, что по-русски говорить, хочют говорить по-англиски! :-\ кто хочет мене помогить? кто пишет по-AIM? меня зовут SychicSoma

спасибо!