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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:47 PM Original message |
The Vice President in Kyiv |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Since when was it "Kyiv" and not "Kiev"??? |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 05:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Kyiv is Ukrainian |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 06:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. YEah, I know it's that but I thought it was the "i with two dots over it" and not a y though. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 06:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I checked my Kyivstar modem |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 07:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I can usually piece it together from knowledge of other cyrillic based languages. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Those are old Slavic words |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 08:29 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. "Listopad"...talk about a literal month! |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. To be or not to be |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Not exactly "meic" but "imat" is common in the south Slavic languages for a little "to have" |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 10:17 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Latin influences |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Yeah, looking at the thread title, its sometimes hard to know what spelling to take seriesly! |
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smalll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
20. Kiev will always be Kiev, as Rome will always be Rome -- when speaking ENGLISH. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. What they giving him there? |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Traditional Ukrainian bread |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 08:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Thanks. |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 11:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Bread and salt is a traditional Slavic greeting |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. That's hot! .... thank you. NT |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. Cool |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
13. slightly OT - but check out Yulia Timoshenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine... |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 09:37 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Must be the braids |
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smalll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. I think Ms. Timoshenko actually sports that 'do on a regular basis, not just for special events./nt |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. She can afford to |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 11:44 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. "Only when special dignitaries are coming do the women braid their hair" - not in Timoshenko's case, |
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