The most ridiculous and very common mistakes in the Russian language that even educated people make

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

From the very first classes of study, we are told that Russian is the most difficult language. It would seem, what could be easier than speaking correctly in your native dialect? But not everything is as easy as we would like! Day after day we are faced with mistakes in speech and writing, which at least force us to correct the interlocutor and, at the most, arouse in us a feeling of disgust for the speaker. At the same time, the mistakes are the most elementary and terribly ridiculous! And it is about them that will be discussed further …

The eternal struggle of stress

The stress in Russian is free. This means that there is no particular syllable that is accentuated in all words. It is for this reason that they constantly strive to rearrange and change it. Several words can be attributed to the most ridiculous, but often encountered incorrect forms of pronunciation:

Calls.

Time passes, and mistakes in this word do not disappear. Remember, in this case, the stress cannot fall on the first syllable. That's right - only calls, calls, calls, etc. Catalog and contract. As soon as these words are not distorted. But there is only one correct accent position - the last syllable. It is easy to remember: "To avoid a dispute, sign the contract."

Latte. In order not to get trapped in the company of friends and pronounce the word correctly, remember that under the stress in the name of this wonderful drink, the first vowel is latte.

Cakes and bows

Each of them had to deal with the pronunciation of these words. And were they correctly announced? Remember, there are no cakes and bows. The stress always falls on the first syllable. You can check in diminutive forms: tortik and bow.

Blinds This word is of French origin. In this language, the stress is stable - on the last syllable. Therefore, only the blinds.

But cottage cheese, at the same time, provision and shell belong to the group of words with a double accent. Both forms of pronunciation are correct in this case. The same is the case with the "bartender". Philologists cannot come to a consensus on how to correctly place the emphasis in a given word.

Ghost verbs or words that don't exist in the language

If you can somehow come to terms with the distortion of words and the change in stress in them, then ghost verbs cause serious indignation among philologists! Non-existent words are used so often in speech that they seem completely normal and correct to many. These ghostly word forms include:

I will conquer and convince (that's right - I will win and I will be able to convince). Errors in the formation of the word form are caused by the absence of future tense verbs. Unfortunately, these word forms cannot be used in a shorter form.

Will come and come (right - come and come). The verb to go in general raises a lot of doubts. And most of them are caused by the appearance of "Y" in the initial form. This letter begins to appear everywhere, which becomes the reason for making mistakes. In this case, it is worth remembering that "Y" occurs only in the infinitive of the word.

Looked like a chess piece (correct - moved / made a move)

The irregular verb "was like" is used for board games by both adults and children. At the same time, his meanings are completely different: to be like someone (the daughter was like a mother) or to move for some time (he walked around the room and left). Therefore, you cannot use it relative to the move in games.

To lie down (correctly - put). In this case, everything is simple - such a verb does not exist at all. This is not an outdated form, not a foreign language word. It's just an irregular verb. To put the guys at the table (right - to sit). Despite the fact that the verb "sit down" still exists in some dictionaries (marked "obsolete"), its use in speech by cultured and educated people is unacceptable. It is replaced by the word "plant" (no matter what / whom). These are just the most common mistakes that occur every day. At the same time, along with verbs, ghosts of the nominal parts of speech are also used! What are they worth: espresso, theirs, syudoy / tudoy, grapefruit and more …

Everyone makes mistakes …

You should not complain about yourself or others for the mistakes you have made in the pronunciation of words. After all, absolutely everyone can admit them. Even eminent philologists and linguists in a hurry can pronounce the wrong word form and not pay due attention to this fact … Errors in oral and written speech are a characteristic feature of Catherine II. Instead of "more" she wrote "ischo". But the empress had a weighty excuse - German descent.

The stars of Russian show business also speak incorrectly. So Arina Sharapova (on the Vremya program) made a reservation and said “got up” (the plane) instead of got up. And Lera Kudryavtseva once said that everyone is wearing shoes (correctly - they are wearing them). Vladimir Zhirinovsky also misused this word. In the course of his animated monologues, the politician often makes mistakes.

The Russian language is constantly developing and improving. It is possible that mistakes that are once pertinent today will become the norm. After all, even the genus of the word "coffee" has already been expanded. And along with the main male, the middle one is also provided (so far as a spoken one). Therefore, it is not worth exploding from the heard "ringing". It is necessary to calmly point out the error to the interlocutor and not stop improving your own speech!