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(Modern) Russian doesn't even have a verb corresponding to "is", so I'm not convinced that this turn of phrase is a thing that exists outside of American movies
by 4bpp 10y ago
(Modern) Russian doesn't even have a verb corresponding to "is", so I'm not convinced that this turn of phrase is a thing that exists outside of American movies.
- Pyxl101 10y agoI have seen actual Slavic non-native English speakers make this mistake (more than one). I haven't inquired into why. I was giving one of those people informal advice to improve their English, and that was one of the things I had to keep reminding them about.