Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0008024, Wed, 2 Jul 2003 11:36:00 -0700

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Fw: Carolyn Kunin notes on Alexey Sklyarenko's tobakami/sobakami
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From: "Vladimir Mylnikov" <vmylnikov@yahoo.com>
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> Dear List,
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> I missed quite a lot on subject of Ada tranlations -
> my computer has problems with reading Russian.
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> So I may goof, but I feel that the suggestion by
> Carolyn Kunin needs a comment.
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> Although it may rhyme better in Russian
> (Tobakami/sobakami) the original is actually
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> I do not think that it is good rhyme because of the
> stress - of this charming couple. Another thing is -
> Does Tobak means Tabak? Or I am missing something.
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> Thanks, Vladimir
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