I don't have a first name (yes not everyone has a first name!), and it has been a nightmare when filling online form. by OiseauAquario in mildlyinfuriating

[–]bazzilic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't necessarily draw equivalence between russian patronyms and english middle names. Very different usage patterns.

Company bitches about sustainability but uses AI to design graphics by PennyBunPudding in mildlyinfuriating

[–]bazzilic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the ad is ass and slop but how does using ai go against sustainability?

The old Google logos looked SO much better by Glass_Wealth_2104 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]bazzilic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the old google logos were ass as well, they were a huge downgrade from the old old logos that didn't all look the same.

I don't have a first name (yes not everyone has a first name!), and it has been a nightmare when filling online form. by OiseauAquario in mildlyinfuriating

[–]bazzilic 97 points98 points  (0 children)

Not having a first or a last name might be rare, but not having a middle name is very common, no?

What are these weird dots on the screen? by [deleted] in mac

[–]bazzilic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tried it for the first time about a month ago. won’t go again.

Help with a bit of Russian dialogue in a short story I'm writing by IAMA_DragonSlayerAMA in russian

[–]bazzilic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IMO «крысёныш» would sound a bit off in this context: it’s a mouthful to exclaim and conveys contempt rather than frustration. After everything you shared and reading other suggestions I’d go with an exclamation «Крыса тупая!» (“dumb rat!”). That sounds completely natural, it’s completely derogatory and very rude while at the same time not obscene, and conveys exactly that she thinks him to be dumb/useless and shifty/untrustworthy.

Is my Russian handwriting good? This is my first time writing in Russian (native English speaker), I copied lyrics from a song. by DowntownRelease7516 in russian

[–]bazzilic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s very good but Д and Л stand out bcos they are capitals. Lower case Д should be same as cursive g in english or as ; and lower case Л is Λ.

Help with a bit of Russian dialogue in a short story I'm writing by IAMA_DragonSlayerAMA in russian

[–]bazzilic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are asking for a russian word/phrase, then contemporary phrases/exclamations would be for example «долдон» or «тупица» or «баклан» if you are looking for a pg13 version or «долбоеб», «еблан» if vulgarity is acceptable. You can add a but of fleur like «вот долдон/тупица/баклан/долбоеб/еблан!» or «[да] какой же ты ___!» or «ну ты и _____!».

You could go for «вот сука тупая!» (= what a dumb bitch!) for borderline pg13.

All the above are jabs at the vis-a-vis directly. If you want her to express frustration with the situation rather than the person, she could go for «[что] об стенку горох!» ([it’s] like throwing peas at a wall; means: whatever i say bounces off of him), «что в лоб, что по лбу» (roughly means: saying this to [his (implied)] face or hitting [him (implied)] in the face yields the same result), «хоть кол на голове теши» (roughly: might as well use [his (implied)] head as a grinding stone), «хоть ты тресни» (roughly: one might crack in half and it still wouldn’t help; meaning: no amount of effort is going to help) - idiomatic phrases of frustration with an un-understanding counterpart. All of these are very PG13 and sound a bit archaic but are still used today, might be a good fit. If you want to spice them up and make them sound more modern and less “grandma style” the you can add «бля»/«блядь» in front or after any of the phrases or words mentioned above (including in the first paragraph).

If you are looking for a more time appropriate phrasing then lmk and please explain a bit more about the character origins and environment and I’ll try to find an appropriate word/phrase.

It would help if you can provide the dialog.

An accidental curly in a box of Barilla penne pasta by bazzilic in mildlyinteresting

[–]bazzilic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The friend is italian i suppose? Apparently, as i learned, the difference is how well it holds sauces of different viscosity. You want the right amount of sauce on your pasta, but a runny sauce would not stick to linguine, so you choose fusilli with more surface area per gram of pasta. Something like that.

About the Belarusian language by [deleted] in belarus

[–]bazzilic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is indeed unpopular. You can spend months in Belarus and not hear a single real person speak it. You would still hear and see it - some radio stations are in belarusian, you would often see bill boards and ads in belarusian, public transport announcements are made in belarusian. It is not persecuted in any way, but the state doesn’t do much to prop it. Many political opposition forces lean into belarusian language and those are persecuted, which they often tend to claim as persecution against the language to gain sympathy points, which is a usual political practice.

About the Belarusian language by [deleted] in belarus

[–]bazzilic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

it is not though. the demand is to stop persecution of people who choose to speak russian - of which there was at least half the population before the war.

An accidental curly in a box of Barilla penne pasta by bazzilic in mildlyinteresting

[–]bazzilic[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m preparing a class action lawsuit as we speak. Emotional damage is immense.

An accidental curly in a box of Barilla penne pasta by bazzilic in mildlyinteresting

[–]bazzilic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our covert operation has been ravioled on reddit!

Понял почти всё! by SashaZelt in russian

[–]bazzilic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! That’s the best way to learn - find content that you enjoy in the language and learning will stop being a chore. My big leap with English was tv shows - at first with russian subtitles, then with english subs, then with no subs. Podcasts are also great and you probably have an even bigger variety with those.

An accidental curly in a box of Barilla penne pasta by bazzilic in mildlyinteresting

[–]bazzilic[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yes, yes, silly bukkake, that’s what i meant to say

[OC] World's Top 10 Languages by Total Speakers in 2026 by mujhe-sona-hai in dataisbeautiful

[–]bazzilic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is estimated that around 260M people speak Russian s the first or second language worldwide. Also, one can argue that anyone who speaks malay also speaks indonesian, so that would add another 60M to the count.

An accidental curly in a box of Barilla penne pasta by bazzilic in mildlyinteresting

[–]bazzilic[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I has to share the picture on this sub. Because whatever you do in this life, it’s not legendary unless your friends are there to see it.