Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 3:21:29 PM)
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Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 3:24:19 PM)
*Ana was sitting in her office behind her desk milling over papers,she was dressed in a black pants suit accented with a blue scarf acround her neck,her hair pulled back away from her face held with two small black barettes..Her office was simple,her desk and two chairs across from her desk for students,several bookshelves with various books from languages to the occult etc..no pictures were on the walls,her office was bland to most people*
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 3:26:38 PM)
::Sam would e-aile ead haead from a free hotmail account, asking if she could come and discuss some scientific work in the field of Russian technology and that shew as looking for a lingusitic expert. whether a time was set or not, a girl in a hoodie, hood up to hide he multicolored hair, but it was zipper one left unzipped showing a shirt with a man hanging from a noose and another man watching eating popcorn, below it reads "suicide watch," tight jeans and converse boots. She looked from a distance like a small teenage boy... upclose she was an anorexically thin woman. She knockedo n the door::
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 3:28:33 PM)
*She did not look up from her work for she knew the girl was coming via the email that was sent,which Ana had replied to giving times when she was free etc..*Come in..
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 3:29:06 PM)
(um thunderstorm coming if I go poof that will be why)
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 3:33:42 PM)
((kk))
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 3:34:55 PM)
::the girl had sighed her E-mails A2, without using pronouns. she walks in and leaves her hood up::
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 3:39:25 PM)
*it was then that she looked up from the papers in front of her*Iam assuming you are the one that emailed about learning Russian,and if so remove your hood or turn around and walk out.*said matter a factly,obviously she was stirct or not in the mood for much of anything*
deemaunik (Jun 7, 2011 3:40:39 PM)
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Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 3:41:52 PM)
::she noddedand went to take a seat, before she lowered the hood, revealing her multi colored hair, peirced brow and lip, but only after she sat::
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 3:46:56 PM)
*givng the girl a slight nod of her head,as she reached over picking up a book and handing to her from across her desk the title would read " Beginning Russian"*This will help you in getting started at least,unless you are one of the few that picks up on langagues easily of course..
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 3:47:25 PM)
She looks at the book "Right, let's assume I am the later."
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 3:47:47 PM)
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Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 3:49:19 PM)
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Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 3:50:37 PM)
(and I did not get what you posted im sorry)
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 3:50:59 PM)
(Wb))
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 3:51:08 PM)
She looks at the book, "Right, let's assume I am the latter"
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 3:52:54 PM)
*slight nod of her head*Very well,then...*finally sets her pen down and looks at the girl,well truely looks at her*its a fairly easy language to learn but like any other language pronouciation is key..Now,then open the book to the first chapter and we shall start with pronuciation...
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 3:53:42 PM)
::she picks the book up, then pauses:: how much are you charging? ::her voice affectless::
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 3:56:20 PM)
*she was silent as she looked at Sam for a few moments*For private tutoring I usually charge*slight pause,as if she were thinking about something* five dollars an hour..And sessions usually last no more than an hour or two,unless the student can shall we say deal with more..*slight smirk,and clearly she was undercharging for the sessions*
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:00:39 PM)
::She pauses for a moment, ponders slightly. She takes out a wallet from her inner pocket, a tazer visible for protection. She pulls out some cash:: Consider the rest a tip for the late meeting. ::She had put a twenty and a five on the table. She knew tutors could charge varying prices. Online resaerch had shown 15 the lowest for an hour and 45 the highest for an hour. But she hadn't seen anything on a full prof tutoring. The nshe picked up the book and opened ot the first page, then looked up at Anastasia:: want me to start?
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 4:07:28 PM)
*she glanced at the money Sam put on her desk but did not bother to pick it up herself..she gave Sam a slight nod of her head*Yes,I do..*as she picked up her pen and went back to her papers*
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:09:58 PM)
::she focused on Ana's eyes, perhaps a bit of defiance in them. She begins to recite the transliterations from the bottom of the page. She spoke slowly working to form each syllable::
deemaunik (Jun 7, 2011 4:10:07 PM)
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Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 4:12:29 PM)
*Ana paid the look no attention to look in Sam's eyes..As she listened to her as she read from the book..Ana would correct her if she misprounnced any word along the way without even looking up from her papers,as she did so.*Very good*then she finally looked up at Sam*
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:14:12 PM)
::ana might notice she never looked at the book more than once or twice::
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 4:17:22 PM)
*she did notice that Sam did not look at the book more than a few times,but did not comment on it a few of her students were the sameway*IT seems you have the basics down just fine..There are a few lessons in the book I want you to do as well,they are small paragrahs I want you to translate there will be one at the end of each lesson of course they will become harder the farther into the book you delve. Once you can translate them without an issue we will move on..
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:18:43 PM)
::She nods, she knows the basic lessons would take her less than five minutes to do, but she did have an unfair advatnage:: Understood, want me to do them now?
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 4:22:30 PM)
Yes at lest a few of them...The others you need to do as homework..And we will meet every Tuesday(since those are my days off in cause you wanted to actually go IC)at the sametime..
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:23:12 PM)
((lol)) ::She nods then looks at the paragraphs and begins to translate without a second glance::
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 4:25:40 PM)
*Now Ana was impressed to say the least as she watched and listened to Sam translate the paragraphs with only one glance at them*Very good..Now then,it seems to me that perhaps you already know Russian? Simpley because you have no issues with translating that*giving a slight nod as she glanced at the book in Sams hand*And if this is the case,why are you here?
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:28:03 PM)
::she closes her eyes for a moment or two and ponders how to answer.:: I do not know any other language besides english.... And a few phrases in latin, one in norweigen, a couple in french. But I am not fluent in any language.
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 4:29:29 PM)
*Ana eyed her a bit suspciously but let it go for the moment*I see,then you have other talents it would seem*unable to ignore the obvious now*edacit(however you spell it..gah) memory Iam assuming?
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:30:24 PM)
::she frowns, for the first time displaying emotion, looking at the door, she nids::
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 4:31:13 PM)
*slight nod of her head as she notices the frown*I see,if you wish to leave the door is right there*noticing her looking at the door*
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:31:25 PM)
Just don't dicuss it.
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 4:33:00 PM)
With certain people I can understand why you do not. A few of the students in my classes display the same qualities which are far from inferior. But,they to do not discuss it..Either or*lifts her hand waves it off*it does not matter,what matters are your studies..Now then*motions to the book with her hand*continue..
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:36:04 PM)
::she smiles at the word continue. Her attention returns to the book, she looks at the next section, for a moment, a section with a new character. She then began to start prouncing the new words, stumbling on the new letter, only because it was a weird sound not common to the american tongue::
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 4:37:51 PM)
*When she stumbled on the prounciation of the word Ana chimed in and helped her,but added nothing more letting Sam continue with her translation*
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:42:19 PM)
::she listned to ana speaking her eyes focusedo n her lips, watching her how her lips and tongue form the sound then she repeats it, parroting the accent by accident too. Fininshes the section reading in Russian... Then she looks a the page once moure for the vobularly section. She looks up again and begins to translate. She doesn't translate into an american sense of the words, any sort of word change someone might expect doesn't take place. Shile Sam might be smart enough to make those inspirational, as it were, choices, she offered instead a literal and dry translation, without the human touch::
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:43:37 PM)
((^thats how I passed Latin in HS irl))
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 4:45:39 PM)
(lol had 4yrs of it in college and the professor i had,you had to have a human touch to it..lol)
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:46:16 PM)
((thats what I found out in year 2 just doing dry trnaslations you don't learn the langauge nor do the trnaslation make sense))
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 4:49:08 PM)
*she listendd to Sam mimic the word and gave her a slight nod of her head..Then just listened to her read the paragraphs*Very good *she noticed the nonhuman touch to what Sam was translating but she did not find it odd unlike others might have*It seems you know exactly what you are doing..But,even I have to put some emotion into them you will graps the language much easier and better then..And if you do happen to know someone that speaks Russian they will certinaly know the difference as well..Now,then translate another with a bit more emiton attached to it..(no you dont..I did that with French and didnt learn nada..lol)
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:51:42 PM)
((ask me to translate Ecca Roman I and II sure no sweat... hell I got six chapters one memorized... Ask me to to translate The Millionare's Dinner Party... ha no..))
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:52:34 PM)
::she pursed her lips as she listned then looked at the passage:: I got the words right.... ::her voice affectless like she did not understand what was wrong, the subtle nauances of the language. To her this was academic, not human - which in linguistics was a mistake::
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 4:53:51 PM)
*she sighed softly*Yes,you have the words right there is no issue in that..But,you lack emotion..If you do not put emtion into what you are reading you will not understand it,even if you think you will..Now,try again..
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 4:56:17 PM)
::She opens her mouth to counter, purses her lips and then looks at the page, stares at it, boring holes in it with her eyes. Did she miss something? She did something she hadn't done in a long time, she put her finger under one of the words and said it in Russian, reading it the end of the clause, then translated the clause word for word waht she did last time. she listned to her words and changed one bit of the phrase she used and waited to see if that was what Ana was looking for::
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 5:00:56 PM)
*Ana looked at her as she waited for Sam to say something cause she was ready for it,but when it did not come she smiled to herself smart one Sam was...Ana watched her as she translated into Russian once again this time there was a bit more emotion put into it*That is a start yes,very good..Now keep that flowing throughout the entire paragraph,and you will comprehend more of what you are saying. If it makes it eaiser on you,record what you translate then play it back and you will notice the difference..Now, another..
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 5:04:35 PM)
::she tried not snicker for a moment, but cracked a bit of a smirk at something Ana said, it was not reriding Ana, it was something she had found personally humerous - or in this case ironic. She would reride herself in private for the thought. She tried the ret of that sentence's clause, again giving the initial translate and then changing a word or two. Passive wording because active and active became passive, subtle little switches that added neuance to the language..but nothing too drastic.::
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 5:11:00 PM)
*she listened to Sam once again giving a slight nod of her head as she caught onto the passive and active along with the male and female meanings along with the neutral ones as well*Very good and much better..Now,practice more of that at home and come and see me next Tuesday with homework in hand..Do not go beyond chapter five for the wording becomes a bit more diffcult even if I am confident you can understand it,I would prefer you not too.
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 5:14:13 PM)
::she nods:: I can do that. ::she flips to the first page of chapter five and begins to fold the page over:: written translations, anything else?
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 5:15:54 PM)
*slight nod of her head*Yes,I want you to write down from chapter one through four at least fourtimes all the male,female and neutral endings and bring that as well when you come..This will help,you in distiguishing the difference but remember with no emition there is nothing..
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 5:18:37 PM)
::she prused her lips, and just nodded::
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 5:22:36 PM)
*she gave a slight nod of her head,not carring if Sam liked the asignments or not*Very good...
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 5:25:13 PM)
::She begins to stand:: ((no she still disagree about the emotion :-p))
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 5:27:25 PM)
(lol..yeah well Ana would too..)
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 5:28:19 PM)
*Ana goes back to going over the papers in front of her,when Sam stands*Have a good evening Ms.A2 *for she had not bothered with asking her,her true name*
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 5:28:57 PM)
((she wans to correct her and say "nuanece")
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 5:29:16 PM)
(LOL)
Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 5:32:00 PM)
You as well ::she nods and takes the book and heads out the door::
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 5:33:42 PM)
(thanks for the sceneage)
Anastasia Montrose (Jun 7, 2011 5:33:48 PM)
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Samantha Richardson (Jun 7, 2011 5:37:18 PM)
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