профессор, снимите очки-велосипед
Feb. 23rd, 2013 08:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ana_pirogovaProf Chen says his research proves that the grammar of the language we speak affects both our finances and our health.
Bluntly, he says, if you speak English you are likely to save less for your old age, smoke more and get less exercise than if you speak a language like Mandarin, Yoruba or Malay.
Speakers of languages which only use the present tense when dealing with the future are likely to save more money than those who speak languages which require the use a future tense.
А что бы сказал уважаемый профессор, когда бы узнал, что мы, говоря о будущем на русском языке, даже прошедшее время умудряемся употреблять?
Bluntly, he says, if you speak English you are likely to save less for your old age, smoke more and get less exercise than if you speak a language like Mandarin, Yoruba or Malay.
Speakers of languages which only use the present tense when dealing with the future are likely to save more money than those who speak languages which require the use a future tense.
А что бы сказал уважаемый профессор, когда бы узнал, что мы, говоря о будущем на русском языке, даже прошедшее время умудряемся употреблять?
