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Марк
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26 March 2012 at 11:25pm | IP Logged

An interesting reason to learn Russian, which I found at this website in the FAQ about
Russian
"The best language known to man for giving orders."
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Mooby
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27 March 2012 at 9:49am | IP Logged

Марк wrote:

An interesting reason to learn Russian, which I found at this website in the FAQ about
Russian
"The best language known to man for giving orders."

I'm not sure about this. I think I'd pay a lot more attention if I was given a command in German.
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Марк
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27 March 2012 at 12:53pm | IP Logged

I wonder if there is any evidence for this statement and what the author thought when he
wrote it.
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onurdolar
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Message 92 of 107

27 March 2012 at 1:43pm | IP Logged

Best seems to be an exaggeration but it is good in that aspect due to amount of cases maybe? Since more cases you have; easier it is to order someone to do something to someone/something.
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Mooby
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Message 93 of 107

27 March 2012 at 1:43pm | IP Logged

Марк wrote:

I wonder if there is any evidence for this statement and what the author thought when he
wrote it.

It wasn't a definitive statement that requires 'evidence', just a personal (and subjective) opinion based on my limited exposure to these languages.
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Марк
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Message 94 of 107

27 March 2012 at 2:22pm | IP Logged

Mooby wrote:

Марк wrote:

I wonder if there is any evidence for this statement and
what the author thought when he
wrote it.

It wasn't a definitive statement that requires 'evidence', just a personal (and
subjective) opinion based on my limited exposure to these languages.

I was talking about the reason given in the FAQ section on the forum.
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Solfrid Cristin
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Message 95 of 107

27 March 2012 at 11:23pm | IP Logged

I think this is subjective indeed. I have a Chilean friend who spoke Spanish with her husband, Norwegian with her children, and English to her dog. She said: Sit! and English in general was so much more effective than "Sientate" or Spanish when giving orders.
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Message 96 of 107

29 March 2012 at 2:15pm | IP Logged

mitsos wrote:

Everything wrote:

I don't know the Russian culture

You said it yourself.If people knew the Russian culture wouldn't be learning Russian so
many.Just kidding.Russian culture is in many
aspects very different from what people are used to in the West.Some are even
shocking.Nevertheless Russia has always had a mystique that
intrigued westerners.So Russian is a great language to learn.I am learner of Russian
myself.

What gets on my nerve in "Russian culture" is that it contains great deal of arrogance.
Some of it has basis in real achievements, some of it is exaggeration and mystique.
One way or another, this "cultural difference" makes me want to
boycott Russian, and learn another language. There is no shortage of great
languages to learn, most are less snobby.

Edited by Sennin on 29 March 2012 at 2:29pm

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