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I just want to know how good am I in Russian jokes translated to English - Daddy, Daddy, I'm cold! - Go to the corner! - Why? - It's 90 degrees in this corner! Words "corner" and "angle" are equal in Russian ("ugol"). Don't know, if it's same in English..

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Yes, the joke is funny in English, not because of the words "corner" and "angle," but because of the word "degree."  The word "degree" in English -- like the Russian word "градус" -- can refer either to temperature, or to angular measurement.  ("Angular" is the adjective derived from the noun "angle.")

 

Here's a bilingual joke:

 

Русский человек:  Закрой окно, дует.

American:  I'm busy.  Do it yourself.

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