The Word's Worth

The words for things that shut out sound and let you hear it are the same in Russian. Of course they are.

It's hard to know where general language ends and criminal slangs begins.

The joy of particles (not).

What you say when you bribe depends on whether you want something or they want something.

The preposition "c" has some weird constructions.

When a person eats his teeth, is that bad or good? Or even possible?

What happened last week is a changing story that depends on speaker, day, mood and the subjunctive.

If you thought you knew the names of the months in Russian, think again.

This week Russia celebrated Russia Day. If you have no idea what that holiday is, join the gang.

Сбор and сборы are unusual words: sometimes the singular and plural forms have unrelated meanings.