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- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:pls="http://www.w3.org/2005/01/pronunciation-lexicon" xmlns:ssml="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><head><title>Getting someone's attention/Addressing strangers</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docbook-epub.css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/><link rel="prev" href="ch03s05.xhtml" title="Examples of names and patronymics"/><link rel="next" href="ch03s07.xhtml" title="Setting the scene"/></head><body><header/><section class="section" title="Getting someone's attention/Addressing strangers" epub:type="subchapter" id="d0e10601"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both">Getting someone's attention/Addressing strangers</h2></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" epub:type="list"><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 style="border: 0; width: 100%; "><col style="width: 1*; "/><col style="width: 1*; "/><tr style="vertical-align: top; ">
- <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Простите,
- пожалуйста</em></span>...</td>
- <td>Pardon me, please...</td>
- </tr><tr style="vertical-align: top; ">
- <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Будьте
- добры</em></span>...</td>
- <td>Be so kind...</td>
- </tr><tr style="vertical-align: top; ">
- <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Скажите,
- пожалуйста</em></span>...</td>
- <td>Tell me, please...</td>
- </tr></table></div></div></dd></dl></div></section><footer/></body></html>
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