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July 5, 2005
Moscow vs Petersburg
Language differences between capitals old and new collected in electronic dictionary.
The list of objects and notions that are expressed differently includes metro pass, house entrance, eraser, doughnut, turtleneck, newsstand, grand (as in the slang word for "a thousand"), cigarette stub and chicken, to name a few. Even borrowed words react differently. The Middle Eastern snack known in the West as a gyro or doner kebab is called shaurma in Moscow but shaverma -- with a different stress! -- in St. Petersburg.
Posted by michele at July 5, 2005 11:28 AM
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Fantastic -- I want one!
Posted by: language hat at July 16, 2005 6:10 PM