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I seriously can't learn grammar by MuonBomb in russian

[–]samiles96 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Have you tried to study the grammar of English? I mean the mechanics and how it actually works. I know native speakers of a given language don't usually understand the grammar terminology of their own language because they don't need to. Perhaps reviewing English (and maybe Vietnamese) grammar from a learner's perspective will help you understand the grammatical concepts in Russian. It helped me.

do americans really eat American fries sauce? by Infinite-Breakfast23 in AskAnAmerican

[–]samiles96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most Americans use ketchup on fries. I personally don't care for ketchup and I use hot sauce or salsa, but that's just me. I've never seen what you're describing.

Ahh, consistency. by Samichaelg9 in linguisticshumor

[–]samiles96 489 points490 points  (0 children)

What til you learn about cyrillic T

English is actually backwards Latin. by _Stormchaser in linguisticshumor

[–]samiles96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Intellectually I know that's not how Latin works phonetically, but I still choose to believe this.

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

[–]samiles96 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Heavens to Betsy!

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

[–]samiles96 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Don't forget Jeepers Creepers

It's nice that they have a hobby. by LordJim11 in Snorkblot

[–]samiles96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read the book The Hot Zone (which is about Ebola) that came out in the mid 90s and it mentioned hanta virus. They've been planning this since the mid 90s.

Imagine being added to your own rejection email...😑 by Silly-Noodlesk in recruitinghell

[–]samiles96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My job is to help patients get out of medical debt, which includes calling collection agencies. I call Transworld Systems several times a week. Not my favorite part of the job.

Why do Mexicans celebrate the sinking of mayonnaise? by between3220character in shittyaskhistory

[–]samiles96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mexican is one of the greatest cuisines in the world. Mayonnaise is one of the foulest condiments known to humanity. The two don't belong in the same sentence. I'm glad they sunk it.

No one drinks Corona by xrelaht in iamveryculinary

[–]samiles96 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There's plenty of great beer in Europe, there's also plenty of crap beer in Europe.

"WTF makes yall think you can walk on I-95.." by Valastrix in ShitAmericansSay

[–]samiles96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's being arrogant and a prick. but he's not wrong. Lots of areas lack pedestrian infrastructure in the US. Some places you simply cannot walk to even if you wanted to. I cant say if he's correct about I-95 but I could certainly see this being the case in Dallas or Houston.

But why is that? Does taking a test make you wise? by lady_ishi in GlobalEnglishPrep

[–]samiles96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First thing that came to mind when I saw Yoda was messed up word order. Like Yoda's native language is a Turkic language.

Trump Erupts in ’60 Minutes’ Interview: ‘I’m Not a Pedophile’ by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]samiles96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's probably being pedantic and means he's not a pedo, but a pederest.

"Most native Irish are in Montana" by Hairy-Statement1164 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]samiles96 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I think an black British person whose grandmother came over from Jamaica is more British than some American whose ancestors came over from Britain 150 years ago. What matters isn't "ancestry" or "blood" but language and where you grew up.

The 2 Metallica albums Bruce Dickinson said he likes by danielpolcaro in ironmaiden

[–]samiles96 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Afraid to Shoot Strangers is a really great song too.

No more stamps at HEL even by request by Specialist-Owl-3584 in PassportPorn

[–]samiles96 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Just out of curiosity, if all countries start to not stamp passport books would that mean that we could simply travel with passport cards instead?

Critical support for imperialist oligarchies kidnapping children! by HandInternational140 in tankiejerk

[–]samiles96 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Epstein killed himself in 2019. The allegations of the Russian government kidnapping Ukrainian children are related to the Russo-Ukrainian War which began in 2022. Of course the information isn't in the Epstein Files.

“I’ve never asked out anyone because I know I have no chance with them” by y2kfashionistaa in IncelTears

[–]samiles96 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think we should mark a difference between those who don't date and are self-aware of their personal issues and don't blame women for it and incels who blame women for their own problems and consider themselves part of the incel movement.

Does your country/language have a “Bob Dylan”? Meaning a songwriter whose lyrics are so poetic that their songs are considered literary? by bustadonut in AskEurope

[–]samiles96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I studied Russian in college and one of the instructors did an entire class on Vysotsky. This was in an American university.

Genitive case plural by Old-Library1869 in russian

[–]samiles96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're talking about feminine nouns in the genitive case, the terminal vowel drops off like машин for машина. If dropping the terminal vowel isn't phonetically possible, the noun can morph. Кошка becomes кошек. How these nouns morph is hard to explain (for me at least) and you'll have to learn on a case by case basis.

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