Hello Alexander,

On 27.11.23, 16:13, Alexander Koryagin (2:221/6) wrote to me:

 AK> 
 AK> I meant the first variant from here:
 AK> https://www.really-learn-english.com/used-to-infinitive-gerund.html

I see.

 GH>> I'm not. I I was spending  a lot of time in social networks I
 GH>> wouldn't hve had time to ccorrespond with you & others in
 GH>> fidonet. Obviously, I prefer the latter though.
 AK> Fido doesn't not take much time, does it? Well, sometimes we have a
 AK> lot of work at our jobs. I have it now.

I takes a lot of time actually.
Composing a message takes up to 15-20 min. on the average, because it's not your despicable nonsensical one-liner twits or witless youtube comments. The whole approach is different when you have to put it properly (to transfer thought into words?) so that "the interlocutor" would understand exactly what you intend to say.
At the moment I can do it at work, as the job tasks are not so time-consuming, luckily :-)


 GH>> The thing s, in English puuctuation rules are different than in
 GH>> Russian, smetimes way diffferent. You sure may have to use commas
 GH>> in this cae if you write iit down in Russian (according to its
 GH>> rules), bu in English I doon't think so. Anyway, that was my
 GH>> guess.
 AK> I read about it in times when I was interested in English punctuation.

You mean that now you're not interested? :-)

 GH>> Who needs ictionaries? Lett's keep up with the latest trends and
 GH>> consult with... Yes! ChatGPT.
 AK> ChatGPT is right -- indeed you cannot find this word in English
 AK> dictionary.

Does it matter?
Languages tend to progress and develop. Dictionaries just don't catch up with the current state.
Equally, there are no words "devotchka" or "khorosho" in English dicts as well, but that didn't stop A. Burgess from employing them for his brilliant novel.
https://www.rbth.com/education/326453-russia-words-from-clockwork-orange

Just for the sake of it, I looked up for "dacha" at dictionary.com and it's there:
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noun
  1. a Russian country house or villa.
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So "dachnik"/"datchnik" could be there as well, as "the one who owns, works, grows crops at dacha", etc. -- it's obvious.

 GH>> Nonetheles you have no seccond thoughts about "muzhik"? :-) I
 AK> In my message "muzhik" was after its English definition. Just for fun.
 AK> ....A Russian man (muzhik)...

It's like saying "a US West-coast guy (dude). Might look ridiculous to some. :-)


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