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Michele A. Berdy

Getting Out the Vote the Russian Way
People were voting by rules set in the Constitution they were voting on. How's that again?
Ten Ways to Be Tired in Russian
Being tired is just so exhausting I feel like a squeezed out lemon. Really.
When Time and Place Meet in Russian
Тут is such a simple, sweet-sounding word... and if you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you.
Flying Objects and Other Horrors of Russian
Russian paronyms - летучий, летящий, летательный, летающий and лётный - are horrible.
When a Russian Bum Is Not a Bum
Answering a question in my mailbag sent me down the rabbit hole of Russian abbreviations - great fun!
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