Non-English words and phrases in English-language texts Автор темы: GaryG
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GaryG 
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I was wondering if native Russian speakers might perhaps
appreciate a list of non-English words and phrases which often appear
in English texts (especially "higher-level" writing).
I'm talking not just about such common literary abbreviations as:
i.e =. т.е.
viz. = см.
op. cit = там же
but entire words and phrases in various languages:
deja vu
habeas corpus
schadenfreude
weltanschauu... See more I was wondering if native Russian speakers might perhaps
appreciate a list of non-English words and phrases which often appear
in English texts (especially "higher-level" writing).
I'm talking not just about such common literary abbreviations as:
i.e =. т.е.
viz. = см.
op. cit = там же
but entire words and phrases in various languages:
deja vu
habeas corpus
schadenfreude
weltanschauung
etc.
Alas, I've read that the only Russian word in common English
usage is "intelligentsia".
What do readers of this language pair think, particularly the
native Russian speakers, and especially those who do not live
in English-speaking countries?
Perhaps some wish to use this topic to submit such words
and phrases (if this does not violate some ProZ.com rule
P.S. KudoZ is apparently a play on words on the Greek word
"kudos" [=slava], an expression which is often found in English
texts (more often in the sense of "praise", not "glory". ▲ Collapse
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'English' words of Russian origin:
Sputnik, vodka, tsar, samovar, troika, tundra, matreshka, kremlin, perestroika, balalaika, steppe
typhoon came from Cantonese Chinese
behemoth from Hebrew
cuddle, eerie, greed come from Scots
vaquero ("cowboy"), alligator (from el legarto or "the lizard"), rodeo come from Spanish
sushi and tsunami from Japanese
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GaryG wrote:
Alas, I've read that the only Russian word in common English
usage is "intelligentsia".
Just from the top of my head:
ruble, kopeck, sputnik, apparatchik, babushka, borscht,...
There are more, of course
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Автор темы | OK, but what about the question? | Feb 7, 2005 |
One can argue about what "common" means, but I take your (and Natalie's)
point.
Would exchanging lists of non-Russian words (and not English) words
found in English texts be useful for native Russian speakers, especially
those who live outside English-speaking countries?
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GaryG wrote:
Would exchanging lists of non-Russian words (and not English) words found in English texts be useful for native Russian speakers, especially those who live outside English-speaking countries?
Gary, your question confuses me. Non-Russian/non-English words in English texts? You mean like rogue (Sinhalese), boondocks (Tagalog), ziggurat (Akkadian), wok (Cantonese), etc.? If non-English speakers living outside Eng-sp countries learn English, why wouldn't they understand borrowed words used in English? Aren't they just like any other words?
I'm perplexed (late Latin: perplexus from per- "completely" + plexus "entangled," pp. of plectere "to twine")
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Автор темы | Спасибо, Аля! | Feb 7, 2005 |
| | | | | это разные вещи | Feb 7, 2005 |
Мультитран сам по себе, а ПРОМТ (translate.ru) сам по себе.
[Edited at 2005-02-07 21:52]
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Nik-On/Off
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GaryG wrote:
Would exchanging lists of non-Russian words (and not English) words found in English texts be useful for native Russian speakers, especially those who live outside English-speaking countries?
Gary, could you share such a list?
| | | | GaryG
Local time: 16:17
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Автор темы | See my original post | Feb 8, 2005 |
Nik-On/Off wrote: GaryG wrote:
Would exchanging lists of non-Russian words (and not English) words found in English texts be useful for native Russian speakers, especially those who live outside English-speaking countries? Gary, could you share such a list?
It's of course far from exhaustive and no list could be complete. I don't know if
ProZ-ers would prefer to make this a long-running topic to which someone adds
a question or comment from time to time (like "Anglo-Saxon attitudes") or rather
have them formulated as ProZ questions (in the E>R language pair not, say, Latin>Russian
beause it's the English usage that's the issue).
| | | | Blithe
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GaryG wrote:
It's of course far from exhaustive and no list could be complete. I don't know if ProZ-ers would prefer to make this a long-running topic to which someone adds a question or comment from time to time (like "Anglo-Saxon attitudes") or rather
have them formulated as ProZ questions (in the E>R language pair not, say, Latin>Russian beause it's the English usage that's the issue).
I think it would be great to have this topic and add to the list (like everybody's favorite Anglo-Saxon attitudes). It would be very educational. I would also suggest that English/American pronunciation be added. I know for a fact how hard it is sometimes to recognize French words spoken by Americans, which is a normal case with any borrowed words, of course.
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