More Fun with Russian... I'm starting to realize the immensity of the task of learning the Russian language. My Russian friend is picking up English much, much faster than I am picking up Russian. Maybe you can sense my cheekiness in the conversation below... Me: Hey Sergei, how do you spell "your" in Russian as in "this is your...thing"? Sergei: Well that depends on many things. Me: Huh, really? Like what? Sergei: Is the "thing" you're referring to masculine, feminine or neuter? Me: Uh, I just mean some thing...like a book. It doesn't have a sex. Sergei: And the person you're addressing, are they younger or older than you? Me: hmmm... Sergei: Also, is this person male or female? Me: Well, uh, I don't really know. Sergei: Is the person fat? Me: You have a different spelling for talking to fat people? Sergei: Are you speaking on a Tuesday or some other day? Me: I don't know...you have a different spelling for Tuesdays?!? Sergei: Tuesdays can be sad and dreary. Is the person you're addressing taller or shorter than you? Me: Does it really matter? Sergei: Well of course, how would you know what spelling to use? Me: :S Me: :S Me: :S Sergei: How do you know what spelling to use in English? Me: Well, there's only one word in our language for "your" and it's..."your". Sergei: English...such a primitive language!