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Michele A. Berdy

'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Moscow 2020
A special column for a special day.
2020 Words of the Year
This is the Year That Was in words and phrases.
All in a Day's Work in Russian
Which Russian verb do you use to work badly? How do you ride into heaven? It's all in a day's work.
The Borshch Battles
Borshch - is it Russian, Ukrainian, or Polish? Will language tell us? I dive back in time to find out.
Confusing Coffee and Bountiful Behinds in Russian
Would you want to be урод? In 1254 you would have been happy to be урод. Now - not so much.
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