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- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"><head xmlns:h="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" profile=""><title>Getting someone's attention/Addressing strangers</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/></head><body><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a id="d0e10601" shape="rect"/>Getting someone's attention/Addressing strangers</h1></div></div></div><p>If you need to address a stranger, or get their attention for whatever reason, you should
- remember the following:</p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term">A</span></dt><dd><p>All strangers (except for children) should be addressed as <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вы</em></span></strong></span>.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">B</span></dt><dd><p>Women in general are <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Девушка</em></span>!</strong></span> (Miss!) - unless this is obviously
- inappropriate.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">C</span></dt><dd><p>Men in general are <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Молодой
- человек</em></span>!</strong></span> (Young man!) unless, again, this is obviously
- inappropriate.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">D</span></dt><dd><p>In those situations where В and С are inappropriate, simply use:</p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*" span="1"/><col width="1*" span="1"/><tr valign="top">
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Простите,
- пожалуйста</em></span>...</td>
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Pardon me, please...</td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Будьте
- добры</em></span>...</td>
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Be so kind...</td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Скажите,
- пожалуйста</em></span>...</td>
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Tell me, please...</td>
- </tr></table></div></div></dd></dl></div></div></body></html>
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