Yes, many of the Slavic languages are similar enough that the speaker of one often get can at least the gist of what the speaker of another is saying and can readily acquire some basics of the other language. Some Slavic languages, like Polish and Czech, are so close as to be “mutually intelligible,” that is, more than just the gist can be understood, though producing the other’s language is still a challenge. It’s always a matter of degree. “Fluency” is often claimed by or for people who are not what any linguist or foreign language teacher would call “fluent.” Fluency includes the ability to produce, not just understand, fairly complex sentences with no particular effort and over a sustained period of time. To be truly bilingual (or tri- or beyond) is rare except among those who, from an early age, regularly hear and produce two (or more) languages. It would include regularly developing complex thoughts in each language, dreaming in each – each being as good as a native language to the speaker. More likely to be true of the children of immigrants who grow up among fellow immigrants speaking their first language but who go to school and shop and so on in the country intoto which they’ve immigrated.
Dog only knows.
Unlike Kevin McCarthy, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) gets to pass CRs with impunity and keep his job.
McCarthy likely could have kept his seat if he’d actually worked in good faith with the Democrats whose votes he needed (ie., 2/3 for passage under rules suspension) and come to an understanding.
Instead, he tried to trick them into reflexively killing his out-of-left-field “clean” CR and taking the blame for the ensuing shutdown. He gave them no notice of what amounted to a near-180 reversal on the budget, and no time to read the bill before voting. HJ outsmarted him by stalling for time, the bill passed with informed Dem support, and when the Freedom Caucus loonies came for his head, he was notably short on allies for a damn good reason.
I continue to believe the media whiffed on this story in their desire to brand Kevin a noble martyr to bipartisan compromise. He acted like the same duplicitous scumbag he’s always been, and paid the price when his scheme blew up in his face. He took the media’s narrative as a door prize on his way out, it being his best option for posterity.
Won’t there be a transcript released eventually?
I guess Katt Williams has his opening act.
To be fair, the manipulation was likely the outcome of an effort by one of his fuck-stooge retainers.
MeidasTouch has found yet another media manipulated article posted by Trump on Truth Social. Trump posted the article on February 29th. This is the 12th altered article uncovered by MeidasTouch in February where Trump shared a news organization’s logo, title, and byline, but had the article scrubbed of content he doesn’t like.
The Tucker Carlson featured here does not look like that. For one, he is SMILING and I cannot think of a picture of him smiling, it’s usually his confused looking smirk (and HOW he manages that I am in awe).
So, Donnie’s taking his lead from the Internet Research Agency.
It sounds like a story to me.
It’s just projection. They don’t want to be discussing why Ivanka got 17 patents from the chinese, nor why her hubby got $2 billion from Saudi and $1 billion from Qatar, nor why BoneSaws Golf plays at trump courses and how much they’re paying for that.
At least free VHS, dvd, blu-ray and 4k copies of Birth of a Nation. Uncut and Director’s Cut of course
I love your posts, ghost-guy!
All true, but disparaging Hunter Biden isn’t a needed part of that.
Although, “Look, squirrel,” is always a menu option when running a cover up.
Cotton doesn’t have much going for him except his rancor, bullshit and prodigious stockpile of random meme words.
Not that I need one, but I now have yet another reason not to vote for this guy.
NOBODY who ever said ANYTHING unpleasant about the Supreme Overlord must escape his WRATH! That way ALL know they can only say NICE things about the Supreme Overlord.
Thanks. I needed that.