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Michele A. Berdy

This is How We Roll in Russian
What stocking up, throwing a fit, and rolling up your sleeves have in common.
Who Is To Blame For Everything in Russian?
Apologizing seems easy in Russian, but there are some tricky bits.
Neither Russian Fish nor Russian Fowl
When do you use ни and when do you use не? I made up some (silly sounding) rules to help you out.
Two Minuses Make a Plus in Russian
Today I focus on one of my favorite things about Russian - the double negative.
Drunk as a Skunk in Russia? Never!
Why you really must learn a new vocabulary of similes in Russian.
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