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Nabokov Russian vs Eng. vocabulary
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----- Original Message -----
From: "A. Bouazza" <mushtary@yahoo.com>
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> VN: "In sheer number of words, English is far richer than Russian. This is
> especially noticeable in nouns and adjectives. A very bothersome feature
> that Russian represents is the dearth, vagueness, and clumsiness of
> technical terms." Strong Opinions p. 35.
>
> A. Bouazza.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net>
> To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 8:03 PM
> Subject: Fw: Fw: clathrate thanks and google
>
>
> > EDNOTE: For what it's worth, I noticed that in translating his Russian
to
> > English VN often replaces a more or less garden variety Russian term
with
> a
> > Latinate more precise technical term in English.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Terry Myers" <rqueneau@netscape.net>
> > >
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> > > For what it's worth Nabokov translates "clathrate" simply as "checked"
> > (kletchataya iubochka)in his Russian version of Lolita.
> > >
> > >
> > > "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Brian Howell" <pakmshlter@yahoo.com>
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> > > >> Thank you all for the wonderful response to my query.
> > > >> The etymologies and the googled image were especially
> > > >> interesting; funny that no one has said this could be
> > > >> a substitute for tartan or checked, but it seems so.
> > > >> As for googling, is there anything that ISN'T on
> > > >> Google?
> > > >>
> > > >> Brian Howell
> > > >>
> > > >> =====
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From: "A. Bouazza" <mushtary@yahoo.com>
> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (62
lines) ------------------
>
> VN: "In sheer number of words, English is far richer than Russian. This is
> especially noticeable in nouns and adjectives. A very bothersome feature
> that Russian represents is the dearth, vagueness, and clumsiness of
> technical terms." Strong Opinions p. 35.
>
> A. Bouazza.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net>
> To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 8:03 PM
> Subject: Fw: Fw: clathrate thanks and google
>
>
> > EDNOTE: For what it's worth, I noticed that in translating his Russian
to
> > English VN often replaces a more or less garden variety Russian term
with
> a
> > Latinate more precise technical term in English.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Terry Myers" <rqueneau@netscape.net>
> > >
> > > ----------------- Message requiring your approval (34
> > lines) ------------------
> > > For what it's worth Nabokov translates "clathrate" simply as "checked"
> > (kletchataya iubochka)in his Russian version of Lolita.
> > >
> > >
> > > "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Brian Howell" <pakmshlter@yahoo.com>
> > > >> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (17
> > > >lines) ------------------
> > > >> Thank you all for the wonderful response to my query.
> > > >> The etymologies and the googled image were especially
> > > >> interesting; funny that no one has said this could be
> > > >> a substitute for tartan or checked, but it seems so.
> > > >> As for googling, is there anything that ISN'T on
> > > >> Google?
> > > >>
> > > >> Brian Howell
> > > >>
> > > >> =====
> > > >> http://www.elasticpress.com/sound_of_white_ants.htm
> > > >> http://www.tobypress.com/books/dance_geometry.htm
> > > >>
> > > >> __________________________________
> > > >> Do you Yahoo!?
> > > >> New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing.
> > > >> http://photos.yahoo.com/
> > > >
> > >
> > > __________________________________________________________________
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