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Spasibo, Alexey!
Please don't hesitate to ask me for any problem with Nabokov's French!
Regards,
Marie.
>From: "Donald B. Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
>Reply-To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
>To: NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
>Subject: Re: Fwd: Query: Lyussya / Lucille
>Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:10:01 -0800
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>Dear Marie,
>
>Of course, that statement is not true. Normally, Lyusya (one "s") is one of
>several possible diminutives of the name Lyudmila. The name Lucille (or
>Lucinda, or Lucy, or Lucia) simply doesn't exist in Russian.
>
>Alexey
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Donald B. Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
>To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
>Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 2:32 AM
>Subject: Fwd: Query: Lyussya / Lucille
>
>
> > ----- Forwarded message from mmariebouchet@hotmail.com -----
> > Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 11:05:46 +0000
> > From: marie bouchet <mmariebouchet@hotmail.com>
> >
> >
> > Dear List,
> >
> > In VN: His Life and Art, A. Field explains that "Lyussya", V. Nabokov's
> > tender name for Valentina / Tamara, was a Russian nickname for
>"Lucille".
> >
> > Can anyone confirm that statement?
> >
> > Thank you very much,
> > Bonne année 2005 à toutes et à tous,
> >
> > Marie Bouchet.
> >
> > ----- End forwarded message -----
>
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