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Tiše edešʹ dalʹše budešʹ glazami Polâkov

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proverbInternet userinterlanguage homonymyborrowing

description

This article is devoted to the analysis of the use of the Russian proverb by Polish Internet users: ”We’re getting it done, slowly but surely”. The analysis showed that the authors of the statements know the origin of this proverb, but misunderstand its meaning, which is caused by an interlanguage homonymy.