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Old 02-20-2010, 05:38 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Default Re: Slovianski, a language that might change the world really soon

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Originally Posted by Jack Daw View Post
No, but some words are similar. I can understand it though, even though Ukrainians have been using their old language since a very long time, it still feels like a Russian derivative (and reads similarily).
That's great, in my opinion, as most of the population speaks/understands both languages. It's common to see people speaking two languages without switching to one in conversation - the question comes in Ukrainian, the answer is in Russian.
But the main rule in writing Ukrainian - you write as you hear. It's contrary in Russian, I guess you know that already
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