Ukrainian vs. Russian Language
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Michele A. Berdy: How to backtalk Russian style
For years I have been on a personal crusade to nail down the meaning of all Russian's "little words" - all those monosyllabic words like да (yes, and), что (what, that), как (how), так (so), ну (well) that each have 40 meanings and combine with other little words to give another dozen meanings. Lately I've been working on зато (but, however, on the other hand).