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| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5562 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes  Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 81 of 96 06 May 2011 at 10:16pm | IP Logged | ||
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Nu, pogodi! - Day 28
Study-and-click: 3.8 hours (91.1 total) Current text: Евгений Замятин, "Мы" New words clicked whilst listening and reading: 349 (6,575 total) Estimated reading level:  80% (B1)
I've joined the 6 Week Challenge beginning in May to give myself an extra kick up the backside! :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5562 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 82 of 96 14 May 2011 at 9:24pm | IP Logged | ||
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Upon reflection, my original new year's resolution of hitting 98% in Russian reading skills by February was perhaps a tad over-ambitious (lol). I put it down to the sugar rush from too much left-over Christmas cake on the day. ;)
However, I've never been a quitter, and am stubbornly determined to keep on climbing until I reach the summit of this majestic mountain of words. And I'm confident I'll get there in the end despite all the setbacks and difficulties. So from now on, I'll simply update this thread from time to time to let you know where I am in my epic journey and report how much closer I am to that initial goal! Hours spent studying Russian: 102.1 Words I've clicked: 6,698 
Estimated reading level: 83% (B1) Edited by Teango on 07 June 2011 at 7:48pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5562 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 84 of 96 15 May 2011 at 12:11pm | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks, Buttons. A nibble of Kendal Mint Cake, then it's onwards and upwards! :) Edited by Teango on 15 May 2011 at 12:16pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
 meramarina Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5973 days ago 1341 posts - 2303 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, French Personal Language Map | Message 85 of 96 15 May 2011 at 7:00pm | IP Logged | ||
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Hey Teango, you just gave me a much needed boost of good energy with your reference to Kendall Mint Cakes! I brought some of those home from the UK many, many years ago and they are minty fresh goodness incarnate!
I admire your persistence and resilience in tackling Russian - it's a tough one, but if anyone can do it, you will, for sure. Going a bit off-topic again - do they still sell these things across the pond? Yorkie It's Not For Girls My sister, knowing my penchant for snack food of foreign origin, gave me one of these for Christmas and we all had a big laugh about it. She lives near the Canadian border and can get British groceries. I don't know if there are any peculiar Russian candy bars, but that's something I'll surely investigate. Edited by meramarina on 15 May 2011 at 7:19pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5562 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 86 of 96 16 May 2011 at 1:14pm | IP Logged | ||
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@meramarina
I'm glad I've pepped you up with a bit of peppermint confectionery. Yorkie is still going strong here on our little island too, and Heavens to Murgatroyd, I've even seen a few girls venture a bite from time to time (lol)! As for Russian candy, the most famous I've tried is probably Алёнка: 
And it's not unusual to find yourself dipping into a bowl of Белочки in a Russian kitchen when feeling a little peckish: 
The most prevalent brand is probably Россия, which unfortunately is yet another good chocolate company that's been taken over by Nestlé (you'll also note the added touch of irony in the brand name now). They offer a variety of choccie bars, usually found taking pride of place on shelves in most Russian kiosks: 
I'm getting quite hungry now... :P Edited by Teango on 16 May 2011 at 1:20pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| M. Medialis Diglot TAC 2010 Winner Senior Member Sweden Joined 6363 days ago 397 posts - 508 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: Russian, Japanese, French | Message 87 of 96 16 May 2011 at 2:15pm | IP Logged | ||
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The Алёнка picture is truly epic! I am trying to find words to describe it..it's a Russian masterpiece.. :)
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| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5562 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 88 of 96 16 May 2011 at 2:32pm | IP Logged | ||
If you liked little Алёнушка, then you'll probably love her website. ;) 1 person has voted this message useful |
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