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I assure you that Putin's Q&A doesn't contain any language tricks not available for Americans or UK peope. In fact, Putin's Q&A doesn't contain much of anythin
by guard-of-terra 12y ago
I assure you that Putin's Q&A doesn't contain any language tricks not available for Americans or UK peope.
In fact, Putin's Q&A doesn't contain much of anything.
It's not about the language, it's more about shared history or lack thereof.
- DanBC 12y agoIf Ann gives a 2 hour speech in Russian, and Bob does not speak Russian, then Bob needs to rely on Chris or Dave to translate. Bob is at a disadvantage because he has to trust either (or both) of the translators.
- guard-of-terra 12y agoEven then Bob will need even more people to validate whether any things Ann said are true. Or, more relevant, which things Ann said are ones she deeply cares about, and which ones were inserted just to fill the talk space or pay lip service.