Re: Slavic obscene words (Was: Brugmann's Law)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...>
wrote:

>
> I've heard Ukrainian grad students pronounce Russian &
> Serbian govno as /ghivno/ --sometimes with /g/,
> sometimes with /h/ but the /i/ they used sounded more
> like English /I/ of <it> than the very high tense /+/
> of Russian. I asked them about the pronunciation of
> <g> and they told me it depends on where you're from
> and how Ukainian you want to be. But, OTOH, all of
> them ate /pirohi/ --which we Americans doubly
> pluralize as "piroguies" /p@.../. I like them in
> sour cream with capers, onions and mushrooms --topped
> with dill.

Somewhere in the ru.net I saw the expression _piroz^ki s govnom_ in
the meaning "dream that wouldn't come true" or "deceived hope".

> Keep a plate ready for me ;p

:-)