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myxomatosis · Oct 9th, 2006, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by markspot

I wonder if there is some tennis related event or something in Sochi right now? Or maybe some family friend from old neighborhood (parents may be friends) or even related to Kafelnikov

lol it's a good question!
Although the little Zvonareva incident from the same newspaper makes me think that they're just trying to stir up controversy and excitement around Maria. So it really makes me question this "boyfriend" story, although they claim this came from Maria's own lips, instead of the usual "quotes from friends" (as was the case with Roddick). So who knows?

markspot · Oct 9th, 2006, 01:30 AM

I keep editing and adding stuff to the same post and get out of sync with you

It is also possible that she herself wants to get back at Roddick or just to stir things up out of boredom ..

myxomatosis · Oct 9th, 2006, 01:33 AM

Oi, well I don't think she was ever actually with Roddick in the first place...

You speak Russian then too Mark?
(And I think of "located" as usually being temporary living arrangements. Although sometimes "temporary" can mean 2+ years. So yes I agree it's quite ambiguous).

bellascarlett · Oct 9th, 2006, 01:39 AM

Ah...I knew there was nothing to the Roddick rumors.

But this is very suspicious...Maria never talks about her personal life...god forbid even admit to having a boyfriend...but as soon as Roddick is rumored to be Paris' new boytoy and was reportedly touchy feely with her, Maria suddenly out of the ordinary reveals she has a bf? Sounds very PR-ish to me...

Although I'm quite excited for her if she has found herself a Russian guy. But this doesn't sound right right now...we'll see...

Dan23 · Oct 9th, 2006, 01:42 AM

Katie has it all sussed....its a diversion by both Maria and Roddick

markspot · Oct 9th, 2006, 01:45 AM

Unless she really was and now is pissed off...

I don't know if I speak Russian, (almost) never tried, but I doubt it, no practice
I just understand everything, both written and spoken, can read books or watch movies, no problem, and I easily hear foreign accents in russian.
And yes, I know that both book titles from that Seinfeld episode are wrong:
War and Peace
War, what it is good for
In russian, it is
War and the World

bellascarlett · Oct 9th, 2006, 01:45 AM

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You're right. I speak Russian and I translated it a bit too precisely. It does indeed say that he's just "located" in Sochi right now.
I think the rest of the translation is fairly accurate though. I wasn't going for a professional translation here.

How did you come to speak Russian? Are you one?

myxomatosis · Oct 9th, 2006, 01:52 AM

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Katie has it all sussed....its a diversion by both Maria and Roddick

I gotta say, Roddick could have come up with someone a bit better than Paris "famewhore" Hilton. I see her as a walking STD...

Wow Mark, I take it you're really good with languages then? Or did you grow up hearing it spoken a lot?

myxomatosis · Oct 9th, 2006, 01:52 AM

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How did you come to speak Russian? Are you one?

lol no just a wannabe Russian. I'm a Russian major at university and I spent a few months studying in St. Petersburg.

markspot · Oct 9th, 2006, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by myxomatosis

I gotta say, Roddick could have come up with someone a bit better than Paris "famewhore" Hilton. I see her as a walking STD...

Wow Mark, I take it you're really good with languages then? Or did you grow up hearing it spoken a lot?

As a true Masha's fan I learned Russian, obviously!
But not really, yes, I heard it quite a lot

bellascarlett · Oct 9th, 2006, 01:57 AM

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lol no just a wannabe Russian. I'm a Russian major at university and I spent a few months studying in St. Petersburg.

That's great! I'm jealous. I wanted to go study in Russia for a semester but as it is I am already studying abroad. You finishing soon?

myxomatosis · Oct 9th, 2006, 02:00 AM

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That's great! I'm jealous. I wanted to go study in Russia for a semester but as it is I am already studying abroad. You finishing soon?

Yup! I'm in my last year! Don't know what I'm going to do afterward though...

Where are you studying right now bella?

Dan23 · Oct 9th, 2006, 02:04 AM

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I gotta say, Roddick could have come up with someone a bit better than Paris "famewhore" Hilton. I see her as a walking STD...

easy target

bellascarlett · Oct 9th, 2006, 02:05 AM

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Yup! I'm in my last year! Don't know what I'm going to do afterward though...

Where are you studying right now bella?

Oh good luck! I'm sorta in the same boat. Anyway, no I've been based here in New York since 2001. Basically went to the states for college and now I find myself in grad school also here. Originally from Manila.

When you thought of majoring in Russian, what did you plan on doing after?

Dan23 · Oct 9th, 2006, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by bellascarlett

That's great! I'm jealous. I wanted to go study in Russia for a semester but as it is I am already studying abroad. You finishing soon?

Russian is hard to learn