In Reply to: SHE told me that... posted by Victor Khomenko on December 28, 2006 at 07:13:42:
I never heard "ladies" say such.
Could be.
Now, I do have a question which you may wish to bring up "Outside."
I think your better half enjoys Russian literature. There is a husband and wife team which recently has translated some of the greatest Russian novels. Has she read any of them and does she have an opinion of their relative worth?
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- I don't know. When I was a young man, - tinear 08:10:09 12/28/06 (7)
- Re: I don't know. When I was a young man, - Victor Khomenko 11:21:57 12/28/06 (6)
- Pevear and Volokhonsky are their names and they've translated several - tinear 12:10:51 12/28/06 (5)
- Re: Pevear and Volokhonsky are their names and they've translated several - Victor Khomenko 12:43:22 12/28/06 (4)
- Very familiar with Tolstoy, Dosty, and Turgenev (and Lermontov) but - tinear 17:00:11 12/28/06 (3)
- That is very uncommon - Victor Khomenko 17:46:15 12/28/06 (2)
- It's still on my "short shelf" for another attempt. nt - tinear 07:30:42 12/29/06 (1)
- You peaked my curiosity, so I ordered it - Victor Khomenko 08:01:55 12/29/06 (0)