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Old 13th May 2001, 21:52
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Hi there, Can someone teach me some Ukrainian words and sentences (and their meanings) so that I can impress my grandmother? Thanks
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Old 14th May 2001, 02:48
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Holland,

I take it that Grandma is loaded, and is near to entering into the Long Dream. But will a few words of a native tongue seal the fate of a goodly gift by will?

Hear my chant O children of greed-turned thought. Learn of the truth that rides upon my words. For I am The
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Old 15th May 2001, 03:52
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Holland,
what phrases do you want to learn?
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Old 15th May 2001, 04:10
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Irena, Be gentle. This one lives in the lively fizzlings of Christianity. Even a: Hello. What have you done today?, could trigger his ethical and moral warning bells.

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Old 15th May 2001, 04:32
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Nonson... what can I say?
"Absolutely nothing probably..."
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Old 15th May 2001, 05:27
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need advice

Hi
my brother stays in kiev. is it safe for him to stay there or should i call him back to india. pls advice me on the situation there, irena
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Old 15th May 2001, 14:03
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Irena,

Did you say "Probably nothing Absolutely."?

Well, you might play the role mommy for the first act. The high point of it would be your advising Holland on the moral of the Little Red Riding Hood tale. You could emphasize the part about the Big Bad Wolf hiding in the wood awaiting the coming of one so innocent.

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