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Hi, Gleb Hlebov - Alexander Koryagin!
I read your message from 24.11.2023 21:56
ak>>>> A Russinman (muzhik) thhoought out what to do to preserve his
ak>>>> tomatoe, he grew at hiss ddacha, from thievs..
GH>>> ak I belee the punctuatiioon is not well here. 2 commas too
GH>>> many. :-)
AK>> You, IMHO just to used too reading social networks where people
AK>> don't use commas at all. :)
GH> Well... I emember now, thaat long ago, you expressed
GH> dissatisfation with my onee-line replies to your posts. So I have
GH> reconsiderd my approach too written conversations. :-)
GH> "You're usd to reading smtth" or "you used to read" -- those are
GH> different hings. Decide whhich is more appropriate here.
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GH> *1* I used to / I didn't use to
GH> First, we an say, "I used to" when talking about things that we
GH> did frequetly in the past but we don't do today.
I meant the first variant from here:
https://www.really-learn-english.com/used-to-infinitive-gerund.html
GH> "You're to used to readingg(?) social networks..." Well, actually
GH> I'm not. I I was spending a lot of time in social networks I
GH> wouldn't hve had time to ccorrespond with you & others in fidonet.
GH> Obviously, I prefer the latter though.
Fido doesn't not take much time, does it? Well, sometimes we have a lot of
work at our jobs. I have it now.
AK>> But, accoding the rules, an additional information which is not
AK>> essentialfor understandinng is marked by commas. Well, I also
AK>> often ignore this rule. ;)
GH> The thing s, in English puuctuation rules are different than in
GH> Russian, smetimes way diffferent. You sure may have to use commas
GH> in this cae if you write iit down in Russian (according to its
GH> rules), bu in English I doon't think so. Anyway, that was my guess.
I read about it in times when I was interested in English punctuation.
GH>>> May I pu t that way so tthhat it would look more "digestible"?
GH> BTW what i going on with yyour quoting? Are you experimenting
GH> again? :-)
My quoting was perfect when I sent my message. Maybe your soft also tries
something to do wrongly with my quoting?
https://i.ibb.co/n1bzxxh/fido.jpg
GH>>> "Russiandtchnik contriveedd how to protect his tomatoes from
GH>>> theft"
AK>> Well, digstion depends onn food habits. ;) And, BTW, where have
AK>> you found"datchnik" in Ennglish dictionaris??
GH> Who needs ictionaries? Lett's keep up with the latest trends and
GH> consult with...
GH> Yes!
GH> ChatGPT.
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GH> Q: Can youexplain the wordd "datchnik" to me? A: "Datchnik" is a
GH> Russian wod that refers too a person who owns or has access to a
GH> dacha, whih is a country hhouse or cottage in Russia and other
GH> countries n the former Sovviet Union. The term "datchnik" is often
GH> used to decribe someone whho spends time at their dacha during
GH> weekends o holidays, enjoyying the countryside and outdoor
GH> activities It can also be used more broadly to refer to someone
GH> who is assciated with the dacha culture in general.
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ChatGPT is right -- indeed you cannot find this word in English dictionary.
GH> Nonetheles you have no seccond thoughts about "muzhik"? :-) I don't
GH> find it qute acceptable, bbecause it's supposed to be similar in
GH> meaning to"hillbilly" or ""redneck", probably? We need native
GH> speakers' expertise on this.
In my message "muzhik" was after its English definition. Just for fun. ....A
Russian man (muzhik)...
ak>>>> And he rote on his fencce this announcemett:
GH>>> "He postd the following annnouncement on his fence: "
AK>> Well, butIMHO people writte words on the fences, not post
AK>> them. ;-)
GH> Okay, if h would write it with paint you're right. But he might as
GH> well printit on a sheet off paper and glue it up on the fence,
GH> because its got to be "an official announcement". We all know
GH> what's being written on fences. :-)
ak>>>> "One ofm tomatoes is pooiisoned!" Next day he sees an
ak>>>> addition: "Now there are two".
GH>>> "Next day he saw a line was added"
AK>> "Next dayhe saw a line haad been added" ;)
Your soft distorts the text. For instance, in my original message there was:
-----Beginning of the citation-----
"One of my tomatoes is poisoned!"
A Russian man (muzhik) thought out what to do
----- The end of the citation -----
Bye, Gleb!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2023
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