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i can answer that. russians are retarded (source: am russian). they see a new thing, and think anything written on the side is the name of it. Examples: marker
by doperroper 7y ago
i can answer that. russians are retarded (source: am russian). they see a new thing, and think anything written on the side is the name of it. Examples:
marker =flomaster. clearly flow master, name of the guys who made the first marker seen in russia.
hard drive =winchester. the model of the first hdd seen by russians.
and don't try to tell them black olives are olives. they're masleeny, translating to 'oily'. because the first green oluves russians saw were in water, and the black ones were in oil. so they're not olives.
not limited to russians. i hangul, pantyhose is 'pantysuitking'
- filoleg 7y agoOh god, I completely forgot about "winchester", since it's been over a decade since I've heard someone say it. And yup, fully agree on all your points.
- doperroper 7y agoeven with das coolz english words sneaking in, and markers becoming markers, it's half-assed, in true slav style. the new russian cool-kids did ditch 'winchester.' and replaced it with 'stiff disk' however anything that's a usb stick, be it a modem or wifi card, is still 'flashka.' sticking a cell modem in a usb port makes it flash memory. i hear with usb-c new lingo will take over. anything usb-c will be called djest' (stiffness)
- filoleg 7y ago“Stiff disk”? I thought “zhestkiy disk” would translate to “hard disk” just as well, which is not that far off from the actual english name for HDD/Hard Disk Drive.
- int_19h 7y agoThis sort of thing happens in all languages - it's not at all unique to Russian, and has nothing to do with Russians being "retarded". Case in point: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Jeepeta https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Jeepeta
- kyuudou 7y agoVery common in the US too - Kleenex, Super Glue, Scotch Tape, Tylenol... trade or corporate terms become vernacular.