Language of Meetings. Tip #4: Suggestions If you’d like to make a suggestion (предложение; совет) or recommendation, you can use these phrases. The “weaker” phrases introduce an option as a possibility. The “stronger” phrases give more emphasis (подчёркивание; акцент) to your belief that it is a good idea. Weak: We could… Why don’t you/we….? How…
Past Continuous Tense. Use #4: Temporary Habits We use the past continuous (often with words such as “always”, “constantly” and “forever”) to talk about habits that started and finished in the past and also to convey (выражать) irritation (similarly with present continuous). Example: He was always leaving towels on the bathroom floor.– Он всегда оставлял…
The six books vie for the 2019 prize In Moscow on Thursday, the short list for the 2019 Pushkin House Book Prize was announced. This year they are: “1983: The World at The Brink” by Taylor Downing (Little, Brown) “The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia” by Mark Galeotti (Yale University Press) “To See Paris and Die:…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “indifference” (n.) Transcription: [ɪnˈdɪfərəns] Russian Translation: равнодушие, безразличие Definition: lack of interest in someone or something Example: “What is the opposite of love?”, he asked. “Hate.”, she replied. “No,” he responded “the opposite of love is indifference.” Synonyms : disregard, apathy, lack of interest