... in response to The Russian Vernacular, posted by WilliamMGi on Dec 27, 2002It's not just the words individually, it's the entire composition of the statements themselves that can seem so honest, but be interpreted in such a bad way, or in a way that was totally unexpected.
Try just using an interpreter with those specific words. Then try the word "sexy" with an interpreter, and the result is "sexual". Hmm, I might tell my check out girl at the grocery store she looks sexy with such and such clothes on, but I'd NEVER say you look SEXUAL! (LOL!).
Heck, just take a trip up to quebec sometimes, and the f word is thrown around like the d word down here... up there, it's considered "normal" in slang conversation.
Another thing, never use an oxymoron with rw unless they know exactly what it is, (before and after),... oxy's can get you in trouble big time. Most interpreters don't have the (american) skill to deal with them.
I don't know, I'm just an amateur at this, and I've been everywhere except the fsu, each culture is different.. but none, is as american in language, as we are here. (at least the western europeans can figure out oxymoronic statements and most of our slang though).
