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Wah!! so harsh!
Hahaha I'm sorry! But my comments about their singing I feel are very fair and honest. I never said they weren't cute though!
The Twins are the result of pure marketing. Someone once said Gillian used to work in EEG as a personal assistant aka secretary.
Obviously someone in EEG saw the potential in teaming her up with Charlene, and, through heavy marketing and promotion, build them up into a hot HK pop duo.
But I love their songs too haha.
Hope this is not a stupid question, I don't really know much about Twins and am just curious. Are they related to each other or are just friends that formed a group together?
Well i heard of twins, and listen to their music.. there okeis.. yea like everyone says there cute.. i only like some of there songs.. plus i like it when they duet with a guy.. it evens out their voices alittle bit.. Also wow there like starring in alot of movies these days.. all i've been hearing is there coming out a new movie or shooting this and that movie.. yeapp..
I'm not a TWINS devoted fan, so i don't know much about them. But axt, to answer your question, No, they are not really "twins" nor are they related. They are merely two different girls that the company picked and promoted them to "stardom". I once heard from somewhere a while back, Gil and Char weren't even really "close" buds like how they appear in the mtvs, but htey were more like just acquaintances which then eventually get to know each other more as their "TWINS" thing grew more poplular.
The first time i've heard of them was from monkey king II. ehehhe i just fell in love with Charlene! IMO, i say she's cuter than Gil. and i adore her with Edison in Twins Effect.
Though i have no idea what they are singing, i still recon their songs are very hip-hop and cute. some are actually quite very good. overall, they're jsut cute.
"I'm madly in love with the girl that i've accidently shot with my own arrows; Xiao Yan Zi"
They're certainly overrated. It seems that the overratedness can be a bad thing. IMO, they aren't as bad as you make them out to be. I'd say they're average in terms of skill. If they weren't as popular as they are, I doubt all of you would be so critical ..
So-so.... not really a fan of theirs ...
"Count no man happy until he dies" ~ Sophocles
No offense...
It's not that I don't like them cos they're young and inexperienced, which is true, it's just that they have NO TALENT. If you compare Twins to Ashlee Simpson, who is very young and popular and cute in the U.S., they REALLY REALLY SUCK. They're in-tune but it doesn't mean they're talented. They can't vocalize to save their lives. At least Ashlee can reach some high notes and low notes better than most; Twins is just a lotta squeaking and cute singing. They enhance their voices in the studio but when they sing live you can tell they're nothing special. Yeah, cute costumes, cute hair, cute whatever, but that's about it.
Adorable? Absolutely.
Hot? I guess to some.
Sings Better than Most? Definitely.
Truly Talented? Of course not.
And they're also so stick thin...it doesn't look quite healthy being so thin. They need to gain some weight and tone. :P
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Did I mention that they're overpromoted teenyboppers? I don't think any of them have acting talent either...they can't show emotion properly --; They always look amused by everything instead of angry or upset, and even if they do look something other than amused it looks very fake and forced.
You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex...
A stranger with your doorkey explaining that I am just visiting
And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving...
I personally think they are ok, I actually like some of their songs, acting wise another ok...they are one word OK...I really dont think they are that bad but thats only my opinion.
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the only thing that really irritate me about TWINS is their name. they're not even related, why pick a name that is so misleading. I remember when my brother show me a picture of them and said they are TWINS, I thought he was crazy cuz they don't look anything alike, then he told me it was their group name.
I haven't heard them sing so I don't know about that.
on acting: saw them in Monkey King and a movie where Edison was a vampire. They aren't that good, but I guess they're acting is ok
i am a fan!!!....hahahaaha.....but we all have our own opinions.....
well...actually...im more of a charlene fan....dont really like gillian...but i have nothing against her`
i don't know much about gillian...but charlene....i heard she is a reach *beep*......from my friend who went to the same school as her in hk....
and their songs...don't even mention it....like can you even call it songs....where are the tones....quite flat.....
the only thing about them is cute and cute....
A thousand times I have failed,
Still your mercy remains
Should I stumble again
For I'm caught in your grace.
haahhaha i heard one of their songs at this birthday party and this girl was superiorly obsessed with TWINS and blasted up their music and started to sing along to it until the bday girl shut it off. omg, they weren't as good.. to me, i think hilary duff (from U.S) can even sing better.
you're right maymoo, ashlee simpson is so0o0o much better. but its only my opinion lol hehe. ^_^
WoW..soo many ppl agaisnt Twins. Well, i like them anyway, i like some of their songs and i don't see anything wrong with them. However, about Ashley Simpson...gosh i hate her.
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Sorry, I am very sorry, and hoping no1 will yell at me, or mad, or anything. I really just don't like Twins. I think their singing is ok, but their acting( no). They are like too lil kids, and stuff, don't know. Don't like them, their acting and singing just like 4 different pplz. Very Sorry to their fans.
no offense but i really dont like the twins...they act like lil kids too much, and their acting is childish too.........but i enjoy there songs, they are good at singing but i wouldn't say their acting is good but i did like the serie the monkey king the quest for the sutra
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Senior Alex Bellini (right) was among 10 Muhlenberg athletes named to the All-Centennial Conference Sportsmanship team. |
May 14: Umbach repeats on all-region team
Sophomore Stephanie Umbach earned All-Metro Region honors for the second year in a row. |
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Junior Michelle Certosimo (right) was named Centennial Conference player of the week after helping the Mules to two wins. |
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April 13: Comeback falls short
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April 6: Davin scores 100th in road loss
Senior Molly Davin (right) scored the 100th goal of her career in a 22-6 loss at 20th-ranked Washington. |
April 3: Mules fall at Haverford
Junior Michelle Certosimo dished out five assists and scored a goal, but Muhlenberg fell at Haverford, 19-11. |
March 29: Gettysburg pulls away for win
Fifth-ranked Gettysburg went on a 6-0 run in the second half to put the game out of reach and hand the Mules a 15-6 loss. |
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March 27: Muhlenberg dethrones King's
In its final non-conference game of the season, Muhlenberg defeated King's, 18-10. Freshman Callie Brown (left) was one of nine Mules to score a goal. |
March 23: Mules drop conference opener
Muhlenberg had its four-game winning streak snapped with a 19-5 loss to eighth-ranked Franklin & Marshall in its Centennial Conference opener. |
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March 20: After paying tribute, Mules win fourth straight
Muhlenberg took a moment to honor the Seton Hill team before defeating Widener, 15-11, for its fourth straight win. Freshman Casey Armstrong (right) scored three goals for her first career hat trick and added two assists. |
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March 16: Muhlenberg whitewashes Merchant Marine
Junior Rachel Chinman (left) was one of three players to score her first career goal as the Mules blanked Merchant Marine, 14-0, in the snow. It was only the second shutout in program history. |
March 13: Mules tame Lions for second straight win
Muhlenberg won its second straight game, knocking off previously undefeated Albright, 21-11. Senior Jill Freda (right) was one of eight Mules to score a goal. |
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Wait, you still allow peoples to smoke anywhere in the USA? It's illegal to smoke in stores, restaurants, etc. in Quebec and nobody whine about it cause it's just fair for everyone that don't want to ruin their health because of smoke.
I know. What I'm saying is that those restrictions should concern the right more than extra healthcare taxes.
They do bug me and if I lived in those areas I would vote against them but basically since they are local problems to those areas (not Federal Gov't), I have no say in what goes on there aside from my opinion. If my own local government tried pulling that crap I'd be voting against it and the politicians that introduce it.
As Landor said, that doesn't include everything. Furthermore, I'm pretty sure providing better health to the citizens is better than killing foreigners.
Not really. Technically it's for defense, but when's the last time we used it for that? It's not like we don't need it at all, but we can definitely afford to cut back in many "defense" areas.
For starters, the Pentagon shows here that the US has 297,286 soldiers in 148 countries and here that the US has 865 bases (or over 1000 if you include Afghanistan and Iraq), 662 of which are overseas bases in 38 foreign countries, which costs 102 billion dollars each year to maintain. The US military spending as of 2010 was $683.7 billion. By 2008 the US had spent over 3 trillion dollars in the Iraq War. You get paid decently well for being a soldier, and very well for being an officer, plus practically twice as much if you're in a "combat zone," and great benefits during your employment and after (although funnily enough soldiers tend to be conservative and complain about government spending, benefits, and programs yet eat up the government pay and benefits, similar to politicians). These are clear areas that can afford to be reduced. The military is also inefficient in its spending and bureaucracy (although most systems are). Think if this money was spent on the health of our citizens, or, God forbid, education.
I heard some ridiculous stuff about that it's illegal even in the street or something, and there are restrictions on smoking in your vehicle and apartment, I'm really not sure so would be cool if anyone could confirm. Seriously smoking isn't healthy but without consistent exposure to smoke/2nd hand smoke it's not going to melt your eyes or anything like that. People have got way too sensitive to this shit.
Not that I know about. It's been banned from restaurants in many cities and states, and your landlord can ban it from their apartments. I don't know of anywhere it's illegal to smoke outside, except in cases where you must be, say, 25ft/7.5m+ away from X building when smoking. I can't imagine they would or could ban you from smoking in your car or your house (unless you don't own them). Many bars have banned smoking inside as well.
I agree, in South Africa the majority of bars and clubs ignore the non-smoking regulations and almost every restaurant has a smoking section. The police have real crime to deal with than to try to enforce some irritating and pointless smoking rule.
As a staunch US libertarian I hate the role that the federal govt has decided to take. They have taken way too much power instead of only protecting my freedom. The sad thing is progressive-ism is a disease that has infiltrated the Republicans and the Democrats. Thats why you have things like Romney-care and Justice Roberts decision.
Not sure if this is just a shot at the US or anyone specific. I personally think gays should be allowed to marry, don't like abortion, but wouldn't support outlawing it, and think religion should stay out of politics, and government shouldn't stray too far into peoples lives. I also don't think the taxpayer should have to pay the healthcare costs of people like the woman in the above photo.
That is probably one of the reasons why they went with the route of doing health insurance instead of making the taxpayers pay for everything.
Do you know how our insurance works? Mandating health insurance doesn't guarantee that the taxpayer doesn't pay for her health insurance. If she somehow was eligible for state insurance before, then she is even more eligible now since obamacare increased the poverty threshold to get state funded insurance (which isn't necessarily the bad part) or if she is considered disabled or has children then she would get medicare, an SSI check, welfare check,food stamps, housing assistance, fuel assistance (heating & utilities) and would qualify for so many tax breaks that she would get more money back than what she paid.
So what are you going to do? Outlaw being fat? Increased premiums for fat people? Make them pay for themselves? I'd pay abit more taxes for the freedom to be fat if I wanted to, or to start smoking, or get into extreme sports or whatever.
Republicans just pick and choose when they want to abide the Constitution, so I pretty much disregard any bullshit they say.
So enlighten us, what don't Republicans abide in the constitution. Or are you just pulling stuff out of your ass?
Dems and Repubs walk all over the 10th amendment. Every time they pull a Patriot Act or NDAA on the American people they give themselves power that the constitution did not grant.


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Eastern Slavic naming customs
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The Eastern Slavic naming customs are the traditions for determining a person's name in countries influenced by East Slavic linguistic tradition. This relates to modern Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Kazakhstan. For exact rules, differences and historical changes, see respective languages and linguistics-related articles.
In such locations, it is obligatory for people to have three names: a given name, a patronymic, and a family name (surname). They are generally presented in that order, e.g. Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев (Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev), where "Dmitry" is the given name, "Anatolyevich" is the patronymic (whose father's name is Anatoly) and "Medvedev" (family name). The ordering is not as strict in languages other than Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian.
Given first name[edit]
As with most cultures, a person has a given name chosen by the parents. First names in East Slavic languages mostly originate from two sources: Orthodox church tradition (which is itself of Greek origin) and native pre-Christian Slavic lexicons, although some also come from Turkic languages.
If two variants of a name are given, generally the first variant is Russian, and the second is Ukrainian.
Diminutive forms[edit]
Diminutive forms (e.g. Danny for Daniel in English) exist for almost every popular name. Some common names and their diminutive forms are:
- Aleksandr (Александр) - Sasha (Саша), Sanya (Саня), Sashok (Сашок), Shura (Шура), Shurik (Шурик), Sashko (Сашко, Ukr.), Sanyok (Санёк), Les/Lesik (Лесь/Лесик, Ukr.)
- Aleksandra (Александрa) - Sasha (Саша), Shura (Шура), Lesia (Леся, Ukr.)
- Aleksey (Алексей) - Lyosha (Лёша), Lyokha (Лёха)
- Anastasiya (Анастасия) - Asya (Ася), Nastya (Настя), Nastyuha (Настюха), Nastyusha (Настюша)
- Anatoliy (Анатолий) - Tolya (Толя), Tolik (Толик), Tolyan (Толян)
- Anna (Анна) - Anya (Аня), Anyuta (Анюта), Anechka (Анечка)
- Boris (Борис) - Borya (Боря)
- Dar'ya (Дарья) - Dasha (Даша)
- Dmitriy (Дмитрий) - Dima (Дима)
- Galina (Галина) - Galya (Галя)
- Gennadiy (Геннадий) - Gena (Гена)
- Georgiy (Георгий) - Gosha (Гоша), Goga (Гога), Zhora (Жора)
- Grigoriy (Григорий) - Grisha (Гриша), Hryts (Гриць, Ukr.)
- Il'ya (Илья) - Ilyusha (Илюша), Ilyukha (Илюха)
- Irina (Ирина) - Ira (Ира), Irisha (Ириша)
- Ivan (Иван) - Vanya (Ваня)
- Konstantin (Константин) - Kostya (Костя), Kostik (Костик)
- Kseniya (Ксения), Oksana (Оксана) - Ksyusha (Ксюша)
- Larisa (Лариса) - Lara (Лара)
- Leonid (Леонид) - Lyonya (Лёня)
- Lev (Лев) - Lyova (Лёва)
- Lidiya (Лидия) - Lida (Лида)
- Lyubov' (Любовь) - Lyuba (Люба)
- Lyudmila (Людмила) - Lyuda (Люда), Lyusya (Люся), Meela (Мила)
- Mariya (Мария) - Masha (Маша)
- Mikhail (Михаил) - Misha (Миша), Mikha (Миха)
- Nadezhda (Надежда) - Nadya (Надя)
- Natal'ya (Наталья) - Natasha (Наташа), Nata (Ната)
- Nikolay (Николай) - Kolya (Коля)
- Ol'ga (Ольга) - Olya (Оля)
- Pavel (Павел) - Pasha (Паша)
- Polina (Полина) - Polya (Поля)
- Pyotr (Пётр) - Petya (Петя)
- Roman (Роман) - Roma (Рома)
- Sergey (Сергей) - Seryozha (Серёжа)
- Sof'ya (Софья) - Sonya (Соня)
- Svetlana (Светлана) - Sveta (Света)
- Stanislav (Станислав) - Stas (Стас)
- Svyatoslav (Святослав) - Svyat (Свят)
- Tamara (Тамара) - Toma (Тома)
- Tat'yana (Татьяна) - Tanya (Таня)
- Valentin/Valentina (Валентин/Валентина) - Valik (Валик)/Valya (Валя)
- Valeriy (Валерий) - Valera (Валера)
- Valeriya (Валерия) - Lera (Лера)
- Vasiliy (Василий) - Vasya (Вася)
- Viktor (Виктор) - Vitya (Витя)
- Viktoriya (Виктория) - Vika (Вика)
- Vladimir (Владимир) - Volodya (Володя), Vova (Вова)
- Vyacheslav (Вячеслав) - Slava (Слава)
- Yakov (Яков) - Yasha (Яша)
- Yelena (Елена) - Lena (Лена)
- Yelizaveta (Елизавета) - Liza (Лиза), Iveta (Ивета)
- Yekaterina (Екатерина) - Katya (Катя), Katyusha (Катюша)
- Yevdokiya (Евдокия) - Dusya (Дуся), Dunia (Дуня)
- Yevgeniy/Yevgeniya (Евгений/Евгения) - Zhenya (Женя)
- Yuliya (Юлия) - Yulya (Юля)
- Yuri (Юрий) - Yura (Юра),
Most names have several diminutive forms. Some diminutive forms can include colloquial variants (e.g.: Vanya — Van'ka, Sasha — Sashka, etc.). Diminutive forms of feminine names mainly have either an "a" or "я" ("ya") ending (e.g.: Kseniya — Ksyusha, Mariya — Masha, Yekaterina — Katya, Ol'ga — Olya). The distinguishing feature of diminutive forms of Russian names is the affectionate suffix "-еньк-" ("-yen'k-") or "-юн-" ("-yun-") (e.g. Kolya — Kolen'ka, Kolyunya, Sasha — Sashen'ka, Masha — Mashen'ka).
The patronymic of a person is based on the first name of the father and is written in all legal and identity documents. As an example, the patronymic name of Soviet leader Никита Сергеевич Хрущёв (Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev) indicates that his father was named Сергей (Sergey). However, an adult person is entitled the right to legally change their patronymic in order to alienate with the biological father (or show respect for the adopted one) as well as to decide the same for their underaged child.
If used with the first name, the patronymic always follows it.
A suffix (meaning either "son of" or "daughter of") is added to the father's given name—in modern times, males use -ович -ovich, while females use -овна -ovna. If the suffix is being appended to a name ending in й (y) or a soft consonant, the initial o becomes a ye (-евич -yevich and -евна -yevna). There are also a few exceptions to this pattern; for example, the son of Ilya is always Ilyich, not Ilyevich (likewise the daughter of Ilya is Ilyinichna).
Historically, the -ovich (-ovna) form was reserved for the Russian aristocracy, while commoners had to use -in, -yn, -ov, -ev, etc. (for a son; e.g., Boris Alekseev, Dmitri Kuzmin) and -eva, -ova, -ina, etc. (for a daughter; e.g., Sofiya Alekseeva, Anastasiya Kuzmina). Over time, the -ovich (-ovna) form spread to commoners favored by the tsar, high-ranking bureaucrats, and during the 19th century, to all segments of Russian society.
In Ukrainian language the female patronymic always ends with -ivna and the male always ends with -ovych. Exceptions: the Ukrainian patronymic for Ilya is Illich, names ending with -slav can end on both -slavovych and -slavych.
When translating Russian-style names into English, it is important to remember that the patronymic is not equivalent to an English middle name and follows different abbreviation conventions. The patronymic can be omitted (e.g. Vladimir Putin or V. Putin); both the first name and the patronymic can be written out in full (Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin); or both the first name and the patronymic can be abbreviated (V. V. Putin). However, writing out the first name and abbreviating the patronymic (e.g. Vladimir V. Putin), although something that one occasionally encounters in translations, is incorrect.[1][unreliable source?]
Family name (surname)[edit]
Family names, like Путин (Putin), Ельцин (Yel'tsin) or Горбачёв (Gorbachyov), generally function in the same manner that English family names do. They are generally inherited from one's parents. On marriage, women usually adopt the surname of their husband (as with English names), or (very rarely) vice versa; both choices are voluntary. Another uncommon practice for married women is to create a double surname (for example, Mr. Ivanov and Miss Petrova in their marriage may take family names Ivanov-Petrov and Ivanova-Petrova, respectively).
Grammatically, most Russian surnames are possessive adjectives; surname-nouns (Lebed' - literally "the swan") or attributive adjectives (Tolstoy - literally "fat" in an archaic form) are infrequent, and are mainly adopted from other languages. Surnames ending in -ov, -ev, -in are short forms of possessive adjectives; ones ending in -sky are full forms.
The ending -enko is of Ukrainian origin, and used for both genders. The Ukrainian politician Yulia Tymoshenko is an example.
As with all Slavic adjectives, family names have different forms depending on gender — for example, the wife of Борис Ельцин (Boris Yel'tsin) is Наина Ельцина (Naina Yel'tsina). Note that this change of grammatical gender is not considered to be changing the name received from a woman's father or husband (compare the equivalent rule in Czech or Polish). The correct transliteration of such feminine names in English is debated: sometimes women's names are given in their original form, sometimes in the masculine form (technically incorrect but now more widely recognized).
Note that only Slavic names (possessive adjectives) are changed this way. Noun-family-names like "Lebed'" and German-style family names like "Feldmann" are not changed based on gender - the feminine form is the same as masculine.
Russian surnames usually end in -ov (-ova for female); -ev (-eva); -in (-ina). Ukrainian surnames generally end with -enko, -ko, -uk, and -ych (these endings do not change based on gender and are not subject to case declension). The ending -skiy or -sky (-skaya) is also common in both Russia and Ukraine.
Adjective-style family names are declined based on the Slavonic case system: nom.masc. "Ivanov" gen.masc. "Ivanova"; gen. fem. "Ivanovoy", etc. Ukrainian-style names ending with "-enko" are never declined in Russian (but declined in Ukrainian - "Yuschenka"=genitive of "Yuschenko", "Timashenku"=accusative of "Timoshenko"). Noun-based names like "Lebed'" and German-style names like "Feldman" are only declined if they belong to a man, but not to a woman, like "Borisu Feldmanu" (to Boris Feldman), but "Tane Feldman" (to Tanya Feldman).
The reason is that the Russian feminine nouns cannot end with an unpalatalized consonant, while masculine nouns can. Thus not only German or noun-based family names, but also foreign given names are declined if they are masculine: "Dzhonu"=genitive of "John", but not denclined if they are feminine: the genitive of "Suzan" (Susan) is still "Suzan" while that of "Susanna" is "Suzanne" due to the -a ending being a declinable feminine ending.
The majority of Russian surnames are derived from personal names (Sergeyev — Sergey's son; Vasilyev — Vasiliy's son; etc.). Many surnames originate from names of animals and birds (Lebedev — the possessive of лебедь, "swan"; Korovin — the possessive of корова, "cow"; etc.), which had long ago been used as additional personal names or nicknames. Many other surnames originate in people's professions and crafts (Kuznetsov — Smith's son). In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -off was a common transliteration of -ov when spelling Russian surnames in foreign languages such as French (e.g., the Smirnoff brand or the Davidoff brand).
Forms of address[edit]
Although everyone in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus is required to have three names, the full three-name form is virtually never used in direct communication and is generally reserved for documents and public speeches. In the media, the three-name form could be used for highly respected persons (e.g. leaders of the Soviet Union and Russia). In most circumstances, one or two names are usually omitted. Different combinations of names denote varying levels of respect.
The choice of addressing format is closely linked to the choice of second-person pronoun. Russian language distinguishes between informal ty (ты) and formal vy (вы), the latter also being the plural of both forms, used to address a pair or group. (Respectful Vy may be capitalized, while plural vy is not.) Excluding the usage of patronymics, forms of address in Russian are very similar to the English ones.
Second person forms[edit]
Forms used with ty, formalness increasing:[2]
- <First name, diminutive form> — very informal. There are wide range of hypocorisms in Russian. As opposed to full and short forms, they are emotional. They can demonstrate warm and tender attitude towards addressee, although some diminutive forms can bear slighting or pejorative emotions. Neo-vocative case can be used for certain names and forms. English analogue for Ronald Reagan: Ronnie.
- <First name, full or short form> — the most widely used informal address. Full form is used for some, usually one- or two-syllable, names like Andrey, Gleb, Igor, Oleg, Vera, Inna, Nina; for most names, short form is used. Colloquial neo-vocative case can be used instead of standard nominative case, but there are names for which it does not exist. English analogue for Ronald Reagan: Ron, Ronald.
- <Patronymic, full or short form> — can be used among close friends (usually of not-so-young, mature age), shortening of the next form. The diminutive is formed by turning -ovich into -ych for males, and -ovna into -na for females. For example, if Vasiliy Ivanovich Chapayev is a good friend, one can call him just Ivanych (from Ivan[ov]ich). Some patronymics are abbreviated even further: Pavlovich becomes Palych and Aleksandrovich turns into Sanych, while some are never abbreviated, like Petrovich and Ilyich. This form is now considered somewhat old style and used very rare, mostly among elderly people. One widely known example is Lenin, who in Soviet propaganda was often referred to as Ilyich.
- <First name, full or special short form> <Patronymic, full or short form> (at least one is short). Some names have special short form, used only in this form of address. Aleksandr Aleksandrovich (Александр Александрович) may be called San Sanych (Сан Саныч) and Pavel Pavlovich (Павел Павлович) may be called Pal Palych (Пал Палыч). For example, in Chapaev movie, Vasiliy Ivanovich Chapayev was called by his subordinates Vasiliy Ivanych or Vasil' Ivanych. It is a colloquial variation of formal address with full names, and can be used with either ty or vy. It is also considered old style.
- <Last name>. It is usually used by the elders when addressing subordinates (for example, teachers addressing students, or sergeant addressing soldiers), while it is not considered very polite, showing that the speaker doesn't bother remembering the first name; rarely used among friends in informal situations (often used in situations like the army barrack, school class or student campus where the people do for sure know the surnames of one another, often hearing them in official situation). Sometimes it can be considered rude or aggressive. In third person, its usual form in journalism and colloquial speech about someone without family or business relations to the interlocutors but known to them. English analogue for Ronald Reagan: Reagan.
Forms used with vy, formality increasing:[2]
- <First name, full form> — formal use. This form emerged in last 20 years due to Western influence; it is now gradually superseding the next one, especially in business practice.[3] English analogue for Ronald Reagan: Ronald.
- <First name, full form> <Patronymic, full form> — formal and respectful, could be used to address an older colleague or a mentor. The most widely used formal address. English analogue for Ronald Reagan: Mr. Reagan (not the same in structure, but used in same situations).
- <Prefix> <Last name> — highly formal. During the Soviet era, a prefix 'tovarishch' (comrade, gender-neutral when used as a prefix) was universally used; since then it fell out of general use. Nowadays, common prefixes are gospodín (господин, Rus.) or pan (пан, Ukr.) for sir, and gospozhá (госпожа, Rus.), or páni (пані, Ukr.) for ma'am. In some situations (e.g. by police officers) grazhdanín/grazhdánka (citizen) has been used since Soviet time, but now it is considered rude by many people (the criminals and inmates were prohibited from using "tovarisch" when addressing the police or correction officers, and vice versa, so this style has a connotation of one being addressed as a jail inmate). Gospodin/gospozha can be used in business conversations, but given the negative connotations these words had in Soviet period (as it means master/mistress or lord/lady), politically neutral <First name> <Patronymic> form is usually preferred.
Third person forms[edit]
The third person in speech can be referred to in any form used with second person, if all the interlocutors know him/her. Naturally, the form used in personal conversation with mentioned individual person is used; if the interlocutors are in different levels of relations with him/her, they often resort to the most formal name.
Third person only forms, formalness increasing:
- <First name, short or diminutive form> <Last name> — very informal, used exclusively for children or persons much younger than speaker. Also, modern performers, such as Dima Bilan and Natasha Koroleva, sometimes adopt that form as their stage name. English analogue for Ronald Reagan: Ron Reagan.
- <First name, full form> <Last name> — formal. English analogue for Ronald Reagan: Ronald Reagan.
- <Title> <Last name> — usually used for soldiers, like general Lebed, scientists, like akademik (academician) Pavlov, or, formerly, noblemen, like knyaz (prince) Potemkin. For monarchs, usual title-name-number-nickname was used, like tsar Aleksandr II Osvoboditel (Alexander II the Liberator), sometimes with addition of patronymics after number.
- <First name> <Patronymic> <Last name> — used either to provide full name of not previously mentioned person (e.g. to introduce him/her to the auditory), or to show very high respect (this is quite rare now even for the President of Russia). English analogue for Ronald Reagan: Ronald Wilson Reagan. Preposition with titles makes it as formal as possible; used in grand ceremonies like state holidays and inaugurations.
Finally, there is the <Last name>, <First name> <Patronymic> (or without patronymic) form, which is used for alphabetical sorting purpose or not, in legal and official documents, databases, government paperwork, and the like. Such form is commonly referred to as FIO (short for familiya, imya, otchestvo, i.e. "last name, first name, patronymic"). Although also found in English, this form is much more common in Russia. For example, the Russian Wikipedia uses this form for titles of all articles about persons. English analogue for Ronald Reagan: Reagan, Ronald Wilson.
In Russian, adjectives before name are generally restricted to written forms of communication. Adjectives like lyubimiy/lyubimaya (beloved) and miliy/milaya (sweet or darling) are informal, while uvazhayemiy/uvazhayemaya (respected) is highly formal and is used to prepend <First name> <Patronymic> in formal addresses and personal appeals. Some adjectives, like dorogoy/dorogaya (dear), can be used in both formal and informal letters.
Slavicized names of non-Slavic people[edit]
In the Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian languages, non-Slavic patronymics and family names may also be changed according to the above-mentioned rules. This is widespread in naming people of ethnic minorities and citizens of Central Asian or Caucasian republics of the former Soviet Union, especially if a person is a permanent resident and speaks the local language. For example, Irina Hakamada, a popular Russian politician whose father was Japanese, has a patronymic "Mutsuovna" (strange-sounding in Russian) since her father's first name was Mutsuo. The ethnicity of origin generally remains recognizable in russified names.[4]
Bruno Pontecorvo, after he emigrated to the USSR, was known as Бруно Максимович Понтекорво (Bruno Maximovich Pontekorvo) in the Russian scientific community, because his father's given name was Massimo (corresponding to Russian Максим (Maksim)). Pontecorvo's sons have been known by names Джиль Брунович Понтекорво, Антонио Брунович Понтекорво and Тито Брунович Понтекорво (Dzhil/Gil Brunovich, Antonio Brunovich, Tito Brunovich Pontekorvo).
In several Tom Clancy novels, Sergey Nikolayevich Golovko calls his American counterpart, John Patrick Ryan, "Ivan Emmetovich," because his father was Emmet Ryan: as an Irish-American, Ryan had not had a patronymic before.
Such conversion of foreign names is unofficial and optional in many cases of communication and translation.
Foreign name forms[edit]
Doubled first names (to a French style) are a very rare foreign-influenced instance. Russian filmmaker Valeriya Gai Germanika was registered at birth as just Valeriya by Soviet authorities but legally demanded her first name to be changed to Valeriya Gai upon reaching adulthood in the new Russia (contrary to the popular view that this is her pseudonym).[5] Most doubled first names are spelled with the dash (e.g., Mariya-Tereza).
Exceptions for some post-Soviet countries[edit]
In the local languages of the non-Slavic CIS countries, Russian rules for patronymics were either never used or abandoned after gaining independence. Some Turkic languages, however, also use patronimics, formed using the Turkic word meaning 'son' or 'daughter'. For example, Kazakh ұлы (ûlâ; transcribed into English as -ulı, as in Nursultan Äbishulı Nazarbayev) or Azeri oğlu (as in Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev); Kazakh қызы (transcribed into English as -qyzy, as in Dariga Nursultanqyzy Nazarbayeva). Such kinds of patronymic for Turkic peoples were officially allowed in the Soviet times.
Some surnames in those languages have been russified since the 19th century and remain so; e.g. the surname of Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev has a Russian "-yev" suffix, which literally means "of Nazar-bay" (where "bay" is a Turkic native noble rank - compare Turkish "bey", Uzbek "beg", and Kyrghyz "bek"). This surname russification practice is not common, varying greatly by country.
Some ethnic groups use more than one name, one official, another unofficial. Official names are made with Russian patronymics, unofficial names are noble or tribal names, which were prohibited after the revolution. After the fall of the Soviet Union, some people returned to using these tribal or noble names as surnames (e.g. Sarah Naiman — a Kazakhstan singer, whose surname means that she is from Naimans). Some Muslim people changed their surnames to an Arabic style (e.g. Tungyshbay Zhamankulov — famous Kazakhstan actor who often plays role of Khans in movies, changed his name to Tungyshbay al-Tarazy).
News and other information regarding CIS states is frequently written in Russian (and then translated to English) with names using the Russian patronymics, regardless of the person's preference or common usage.
Early Soviet Union[edit]
During the days of revolutionary enthusiasm, as part of the campaign to get rid of "bourgeois culture" (and, specifically, of religious heritage, manifest in many Russian first names), there was a drive to invent new, "revolutionary" names. This produced a large number of Soviet people with bizarre names. Commonly the source were initialisms, as "Vil", "Vilen(a)", "Vladlen(a)" and "Vladilen(a)" for Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. A common suffix was -or, after the October Revolution (Oktyabr'skaya Revolyutsiya) as seen in "Vilor(a)" or "Melor(a)" (Marx Engels Lenin). Sometimes children were given names after aspects as Barrikada ("barricade") or Revolutsiya ("revolution"). Some of these names have survived into the 21st century.
This tendency was referenced in Polar Star, the second book of the Arkady Renko series by Martin Cruz Smith. The character Dynama (from dynamo) was so named by her father to celebrate the 1950s electrification of her native Uzbekistan. By the 1980s, however, this name was colloquially used refer to opportunistic women who cultivated serial lovers for financial gain - a practice utterly alien to the faithfully married and traditionally-minded Dynama of the novel.
A number of books about this tendency mention some other unusual names such as Dazdrapertrak for Da Zdravstvuyet Pervy Traktor ('Hail The First Tractor!'), Dazdraperma Da Zdravstvuyet Pervoye Maya ('Hail May Day!') (May Day - International Workers' Day), Revmir(a), for Revolutsiya Mirovaya ('World Revolution') and Oyushminald, for Otto Yulyevich Shmidt na Ldine" (Otto Schmidt on the ice floe').
Some parents called their children the German female names "Gertrud(a)" (Gertrude), reanalyzing it as "Geroy/Geroinya Truda" ('Hero of Labour'), "Marlen(a)" (Marlene), reanalyzing it as "Marx and Lenin", or "Sten" (Stan), reanalyzing it as "Stalin and Engels".
A number of Russians with the name "Kim", were not of Korean descent, but rather were named after the "Kommunistichesky International Molodyozhi" ('Youth Communist International').
People with such names usually use the short form of the closest classic Russian name, and represent themselves using it - like "Vlad" for "Vladlen" ("Vladlen" is "Vladimir Lenin", while "Vlad" is also a short form of "Vladislav").
See also[edit]
- List of surnames in Russia
- Romanization of Russian
- Russian personal name
- Slavic names
- Slavic surnames
- Ukrainian name
- Onomastics
Specific references:
- ^ (Russian) "§ 74. Доллар куда будем ставить?".
- ^ a b http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RussianNamingConvention
- ^ М.А. Кронгауз (03-2001). "Новое в речевом этикете" (in Russian). Русский язык. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ Tsarnaev Brothers: The right kind of Caucasian
- ^ Трудный мир подростков
Further reading (in Russian)[edit]
- Балановская Е. В., Соловьева Д. С., Балановский О. П. и др. «Фамильные портреты» пяти русских регионов / Медицинская генетика. 2005.№ 1. С. 2-10.
- Таблицы и рисунки к статье «Фамильные портреты» пяти русских регионов
- Подробный популярный пересказ Report in the journal «Химия и жизнь»
- Article in «Коммерсантъ ВЛАСТЬ» № 38 от 26 сентября 2005 г. и реакция на нее авторов работы.
- Article in «Коммерсантъ ВЛАСТЬ»Лицо русской национальности. 38 (641) (Власть ed.). 2005. pp. 54–60.
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WASHINGTON PARK — The line outside the Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House's Continuum of Life Building stretched down the block.
It didn't matter that it was cold. Drizzling rain and light snow fell on those who came earlier this week to get food donated from members of the Illinois State Bar Association.
"Because of the concern and action of the bar association, many people who didn't know where their next meal was coming from received some food. This lets the people know there are people out here who care about them and stand ready to help," said Doreen Hoosman, treasurer of Lessie Bates.
John Thies, president of the Illinois Bar Association, and leaders of the St. Clair and Madison county bar associations came to the Washington Park facility and to see firsthand how the money they are raising is feeding the hungry.
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David Anderson, associate executive director of ISBA, looking around at the long line of people. "It strikes you right in the gut," he said. "You don't realize how great the need is because it is invisible -- unless you stop and look for it."
Shira Truitt, who has law offices in St. Louis and Belleville, said "It makes me feel good to be a part of something that can provide tangible and real assistance to people. People need help. And when we have a downturn in the economy, people tend to step up and give help. That makes me feel real good."
Newly elected St. Clair County Circuit Judge Vincent Lopinot was in attendance. He said, "obviously there is great need here. People are standing in the cold and snow to pick up food."
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NOTE: Parents, please share this with your children.
- Respect your dog's space. Since dogs don't hug like we do, they often feel cornered or trapped when hugged. Instead of hugging, try petting him instead.
- To a dog, petting is similar to nuzzling. It's relaxing and calming to him. The most enjoyable type of petting we can give a dog is to stroke him under his chin and on his chest. Dogs that are hypersensitive to touch because of age or illness may find even the softest touch startling, so keep your movements slow and even.
- Don't pick up your small dog. While most of us cannot physically pick up a Bull Mastiff, we don't hesitate to swoop down and lift tiny dogs like Bichons or Chihuahuas. We forget that no matter how small, a dog is still a dog. Being held is simply not natural to a dog and puts him in a position where he may feel trapped, or injured if he should fall.
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Steve Garvey: Forever young in Dodger Blue
Jim Ecker
Monday, October 26, 2009
JUPITER, Fla. -- Steve Garvey is 60 years old. For baseball fans of a certain generation, that's hard to believe. We have a mental picture of Garvey as a fixture at first base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a 10-time all-star, the 1974 National League MVP, a key member of the 1981 World Series champions, a .294 career hitter and the man who holds the National League record for consecutive games played at 1,207 in a row. That's Steve Garvey, eternally young in Dodger Blue.
He didn't look 60 while watching his son, Ryan, play for the Braves Scout Team in the WWBA World Championship the last few days in Florida. He looked like a typical dad, watching his kid play ball, smiling at the successes and wincing at the failures, just like any parent. Ryan's team won the tournament Monday afternoon and Steve took pictures of the team's trophy celebration, just like all the other parents with their cameras.
When Garvey was growing up in Tampa, Fla., they didn't have travel teams and major tournaments with hundreds of pro scouts and college coaches. "I had Little League, I had Pony League and then I had American Legion, as well as high school baseball," he said.
People forget now, but Garvey was a two-sport star when he was young, a rollout quarterback and defensive back in football and an outstanding baseball player. He played both sports at Michigan State for a couple of years before signing with the Dodgers in 1968. One of the highlights of his career came a year later when he had his first at-bat for the Dodgers.
"Even though I struck out, that's the dream come true," he said. The dream, of course, was making the big leagues.
Garvey lives in Palm Desert, Calif., and his son plays for the ABD baseball program, which is heavily into club baseball and travel teams. It's a lot different than when Garvey was growing up. He called club teams and travel ball "an interesting environment" that gives talented boys a chance to develop and be scouted.
"I think Perfect Game does that as well as anybody," he said. "They create opportunities for these boys to be seen and to grow, not only on the field but off the field, too."
Garvey was scouted the old-fashioned way. He attracted attention in Tampa by making all-conference as a sophomore in high school and was selected in the second round of the 1966 draft by Minnesota. The course of baseball history might have changed had he signed with the Twins, but he went to Michigan State instead before signing with Los Angeles a couple of years later.
"With 20,000 coeds (at Michigan State), I was bound to get a date," he joked. "So it was a good choice. I never regretted it."
Garvey played for the Dodgers from 1969 through 1982, then finished his 19-year career with the San Diego Padres from 1983 to 1987. He vividly remembers the final out of the 1981 World Series when the Dodgers beat the Yankees, remembers leaping on teammates Steve Howe and Steve Yeager as the celebration began. Sports Illustrated had a great picture of "The Three Steves" celebrating the championship. Garvey called the World Series victory his ultimate thrill in baseball.
Garvey is a businessman these days with the Garvey Media Group, a media consultant company. He also is a motivational speaker and serves as a consultant with the Dodgers. He still bleeds Dodger Blue and was disappointed to see Los Angeles lose the National League pennant to the Phillies.
Garvey did not pick a winner in the 2009 World Series between the Phils and Yanks, perhaps diplomatically. He noted that Cliff Lee could pitch three times for the Phils, just as C.C. Sabathia could pitch three times for the Yankees if the Series goes seven games.
"I think it's going to be very interesting," he said.
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