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

From: Rick McCallister
Message: 51381
Date: 2008-01-18

Without the govno, for sure

--- ualarauans <ualarauans@...> wrote:

> --- 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
>
> :-)
>
>



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