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Interview for Snob Magazine

Here is a video from an interview I did for Snob Magazine out of Russia.  They sent a reporter from Russia to be with me for a week, so this is the result of that week-long interview.  The name of the magazine is a play on words. PedanticKarl sums it up here.

Sorry that the interview is in Russian.. but you can pick out some English words here and there :-)

Please rate and comment over at YouTube to help out the video.  Thanks! :-)

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  1. Dear Lady Marina Orlova,
    I was just watching you speaking in russian and English on this video of your interveiw with Snob Magazine and I was wondering, as you native tongue is Russian, you have studied and exelled in English and living in the states you would have to use daily.
    Which language do you think in?
    And i would like to congratulate your Ladyship on all that Hot For Words has achieved.
    My word request would be,
    Why do they say Ladyship or Lordship/Lairdship and what is the origin of these titles?
    Keep up the good work, and heres to the next 200,000,000, Cheers :cool:

  2. leonard says: 86

    :roll: [BOX]…**!**STe(i)[a(e)]RN WaRNiNGS**!**

    I saw a person get boxed in….

    The Inn had warnings that flew the rumors of the “[rumpus]” room and the pigs got into the food reservers :???: Kiki Dee I’ve got the Music in meWhy are not ;-) “RUSSIANS” the people ever winning the world [BOXING] chAmpIOnshIps? :?: :| ….

  3. kalsons says: 85

    hi hotforwords

    I ve listened the origin of the word [fuck] but really i dont know if is true can you help me my dear teacher.
    that’s supose is :
    Fornication
    Under
    Consent of
    King
    [FUCK] i think is an intersting history ,but its real?
    please tell us the complete history of this word .
    thank you for you time
    I love to you and everything your work , its woderful your concept of teaching and I wish you all the success that you want.
    never change the way you are, good bye

  4. bsomebody says: 84

    “I am not young enough to know everything.” – Oscar Wilde 1854-1900

    but I prefer “Old enough to know better, but too damn young to care.” Who said that anyway? :???: Sounds like a country song :roll: .

  5. bsomebody says: 83

    Pool pump finally arrived after 1 week. It was such a pretty green :roll: . Grandkids went swimming yesterday anywho. They said, “At least is doesn’t have any fish poop in it!”

  6. Hi! Here for the first time and love your videos! I have two words for you. Both of these are words that people (Americans in particular, it seems) LOVE to use to sound “smart”, but in nearly every case, they misuse the word and sound like a typical dumbass. This extends to people who ought to know better, like journalists. Okay. Ready?

    First is [presently]. [Presently] actually means SOON. It does NOT mean NOW, which is the way most ignoramuses try to use it. The lone notable exception (bless his pedantic little heart) is Keith Olbermann on MSNBC who ALWAYS gets his words right. You ought to make an appearance with him sometime.

    That brings us to the second, equally misused, which is [comprise] or [comprises]. [Comprises] actually is synonymous with “includes”. The typical misuse, again in an attempt by the misuser to sound educated, is “comprised of”, such as “The spectrum is [comprised] of an infinite number of colors.” Recast correctly, the sentence should be, “The spectrum [comprises] an infinite number of colors.” Then there’s that little matter of the use of the passive voice in the former sentence, but since you don’t claim to do grammar (yet) we’ll let that ride for now.

    Hope to hear you set the ignorati straight on these two soon!

  7. risikac says: 81

    I would like to request the phrase [killing time].

    Please and thank you.

  8.  
    For those of you who are wondering about the word “snob”, this TimesOnline article explains it perfectly. In the Russian context,

    Marina is now my favorite ’snob’;
    Self made,
    Educated,
    Succexsful
    Independent
      
    That spells SEXI :grin: I Love It!!!
      
    From the article:

    The Snob title was chosen as an acronym
    of the Russian words for:
    - fulfilled,
    - independent,
    - educated and
    - successful.

      
    The Times English Dictionary defines a snob, however, as someone “who behaves condescendingly to others”.
      
    “You have that meaning in England because of your historical antagonism between the middle classes and the aristocracy. But there is no such conflict in Russia and snob has a different meaning for us,” Mr Shmarov said.
      
    “It’s what you would call a self-made man – somebody who has not inherited their wealth but achieved it for themselves and gained a right to be snobby. In Russia, we are all a little bit snobby this way.”

  9. James says: 79

    Woo! More mentions! Thanks Lady M :grin: :smile: :grin:

    I know I still have not been on much, I am going to film with harry now, and I will also be away for a week, but after that I promise I will be back!

  10. matrix452 says: 78

    Could you find the origin of the word [idiom]?

  11. dajokestaaa says: 77

    you should research the word [Ignorant] or [Ignorance] :P
    [blah blah blah] D; just had to do that x.x

  12. greek-bella says: 76

    Can you please find out the etymology of the word [spirits], refering to alcohol and even leading onto other meanings of spirits and why there are different meanings of the word spirit.
    Please xD
    Huge fan of yours, and by the way, I’m actually learning about the English language in my English Language class of 26 students.

    I thought it would be interesting to learn about my own language, rather than using the language in my normal English class. I find it very interesting and I am continuing it for my last year of school.
    You have inspired me with your great success.
    Thank you. xD

    P.S.
    You are pretty Marina! xox

  13. luxveritas says: 75

    Good morning Marina,

    How are you doing?

    I would like to request the word [morass].

    Thank you for letting do this, Marina!

  14. wildwes72 says: 74

    I would like to request the word [hooters]

  15. meb911 says: 73

    hey Marina, I love your videos and i have a word!!
    What is the origin of the word “Sleep”??

  16. hs4mm says: 72

    The pdfs of the F5 magazine’s pages actually helped get an idea of the interview. If a translation can’t be had, would love to have pdfs of these pages too!

  17. What’s the origin of the phrase [going postal]?

    • There seems to be an abnormally high percentage of U.S. Postal Service workers that go off the deep end and start shooting up their (perhaps former) workplaces and co-workers. This has been given the name “going postal.”

      Now maybe the percentage is not really higher for USPS than any other industry. On the other hand, there are stories. A few years ago, a friend’s wife was a USPS worker who was given the job a driving a mail truck to another post office. While on the trip, another vehicle ran into her and flipped over the truck. When her supervisor found out, she went to the wreck site and leaned over her and wanted to know if she was going to finish her shift. My friend’s wife was pregnant at the time! Now if that wouldn’t set somebody off, I don’t know what would.

  18. rehk1 says: 70

    what is the of the word [Nigger] or Nigga no disrespect

  19. Horns-5

    LSU-1

    We have a real championship game tomorrow night.

  20. geigerjjr says: 67

    Hey there, Marina. Great material you have (physically and intellectually). I am wondering about the history of [cherry as an adjective]. So if you could be ever so kind, could you please elaborate me and others as to that particular usage of cherry?

  21. what says: 66

    Hi Marina. I am from Australia (Down Under). I would like to request the word ” Bludger”.
    Pronounced..Blood..Ger.

    It may have originated in the U.K.
    :lol:

  22. Has anyone seen or heard from Melikadothechacha? Or has he taken a hiatus from Marinaville for a while. :???:
    Lady Marina have we lost another older member to the retirant farm :?: :lol:

  23. elahie says: 64

    living here would b lucky also lmao… that wasfunny lmao

  24. hunkajunk says: 63

    [verisimilitude] or [verisimilitudinous]

    Thanks love.

  25. bbeerrnnaa says: 62

    gobbledygook.
    strange word.

  26. PageDoll says: 61

    I was thinking (write that one down!) that because the Winbledon [Tennis] Match just started(Directv CH 701-708) AND you just picked up a new [Tennis] racket, could you do the word [Tennis]?

    [ TENNIS ]

    I like all the “behind the scenes” footage of this video. Very Cool!! ;-)

  27. I would like to know the origin of the word [bikini] and how it came to mean an article of clothing. Also [brag].

    • This word has been requested by many, including me, several times. You probably already know it’s an atoll in the Pacific. Or was, anyway.

      There must be some reason she doesn’t want to cover it (haha– now there was a Freudian slip if I ever made one), or maybe she just keeps finding other words to be more interesting so she hasn’t had time for it.

      I posted its origin in the comments of a couple different lessons in the past. I wouldn’t mind re-posting it, but I’d rather see her do a lesson on it. I’ll second your request just in case she changes her mind.

      [BIKINI] Hotforwords must investigate! :grin:

      Peace, crimzonfox96

      -p9

  28. archue says: 57

    Hi, I’d like to request your definition of the word [ticky tacky]. It’s just a catchy phrase, most know from the song Little Boxes. thanks

  29. bsomebody says: 56

    The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.

    – Douglas Adams

  30. majksoldier says: 55

    I would like to request the word/phrase [to be agile]. And what would be the correct verb form of agile or agiity?

    Thank you
    -Majk

  31.  
    Marina doesn’t only get recognition for her excellent video lessons, but her tweets as well. On June 17th, Marina exclaimed; “3.0 Rocks!! Makes me feel all fuzzy inside! … So far so good!” I also upgraded, and it does rock.

    Well, “Richy Rocks americanenglishblog” wrote about that very exciting tweet and he also talked about Twitter follow backs as well as mentioning the HotForWords video lesson on Bimbo.

    Interesting connections.

    •  
      And so, I ran across this live education site and was wondering if Marina would ever entertain this kind of live online teaching method and I wonder how others fare at this type of venue. http://edufire.com/

      • PK, I was recently thinking about that, too. Or even somthing along the lines of the webcam shows the dirty girls do, but just Marina and HFW-themed stuff, obviously, nothing adult. She has lots going on, of course, but maybe every 5-6 weeks or something. Bet somthing along either of those lines would open new doors for her in terms of increasing her viewership. It sure would free her from YT’s constraints. Just musing-likely not in her best interest from a usage of time perspective vs. the direction she wants to take her business. But it sure would be neat.

        • I’m always very hesitant to offer suggestions to Marina, PK. So I appreciate your post from that perspective. Hope you don’t mind my adding my 2 cents.

          • Hey no problem originalistrick, your 2 cents are very much appreciated.
            Don’t hesitate to offer suggestions to Marina.
            Just don’t take it personally if she
            doesn’t reply, or laughs. :-) Laugh with her.
            Some people have expectations that Marina has to answer every comment or question. Just put it out there, your ideas, and let [destiny] take it from there.
            You are always courteous and respectful to Marina which is to
            be admired.

          • Thanks for your kind words, PK. Frankly, I’m surprised and THRILLED everytime Marina replies to me. She hasn’t a clue how much I admire and respect her. It’s two-fold. First, who am I to think she needs my help after all she’s accomplished? And second, occasionally we get a run of students telling Marina how she should run her show, and as you surely have noticed I cannot STAND that. I don’t ever want to say anything that even hints of that to her.

            I really want you to know how much I appreciate you, my friend. Marina done good making you a T.A.

      • That edufire. Is a very nice thing. Thanks Karl. I Like it very much :grin:

  32. Che Volay says: 53

    The trend is being fired or laid off from work so why are [pink slips] pink?

    • bsomebody says: 52.1

      Funny stuff :lol: . My terrorism class is taught by a Russian professor. Last night, we were discussing religious terrorism, and it was pretty funny when he tried to say the Arabic names in his extremely heavy Russian accent. :roll:

  33. apcasrroma says: 51

    Hi there!
    I was wondering if you could research the origin of the word/colloquialism: [Itis]

    As in the drowsy feeling you get when you eat a large meal
    http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=itis

  34. You do not need to apologize for speaking in your native tongue marina. I would really like to know the origin of the phrase [pitch dark] or [pitch black]. Where does pitch come into play? I just don’t get it. Thanks

    • Pitch is the pasty sticky compound that ancient Mediterranean peoples (Greek, Egyptian, etc.) used to seal watercraft or water vessels. This was very sticky, waterproof and opaque black. It’s mentioned in the Bible, when Moses’ mother made a basket to float him down the Nile, she coated it with pitch to make it waterproof.

  35. Evan Owen says: 49

    ***Word request***

    [Angora] — not just a sweater!

    Turkish? Greek? or…Gaulish?

    Am I trying to [get your goat]? :razz:

    • Berkaichu says: 49.1

      Hey, I heard that it came from the name of the capital of Turkey, “Ankara”. By the way, I’m Turkish and I’m curious about that too.
      ~B

      • Hello Berkaichu,

        The story as I heard it was this:
        In 293 BC, a Gaulish (Celtic) army invaded the Balkans, raiding Greece along the way. They then crossed the Bosporus Strait and settled in what is now central Turkey. (These people became known as the Galatians, mentioned in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.) One word they borrowed from the Greeks was “anchor” which they pronounced as “Ancyra” or “Angora.” This is what they called their capital — the “anchor” of their nation. The Turks kept the name after conquering the Galatians about a thousand years ago (you probably know the date better than I), changing it slightly to “Ankara.”

        The word “angora” survives in modern Welsh (the closest living relative of the Gaulish / Galatian language) as angor. :cool:

        “Angora” is also a type of goat, the hair of which is made into wool and woven or knitted into sweaters. The English phrase [get your goat] means to tease someone until they shout in annoyance. It’s an old Celtic custom. Don’t try it with Russians. :lol:

  36.  
    I loved that interview. Like everyone else says, I need to learn Russian. It’s like I almost understand it. It’s like within some kind of reach of understanding, but always being elusive. Fascinating.

    • Evan Owen says: 48.1

      Привет, Карл!

      Русский — это очень трудно язык! Тебе нужно много изучать!

      “Иван” Оуен :grin:

      •  
        Good morning Ivan Ouen,
        I imagine that Russian is a very difficult language and I am up for learning it and as you say, there is a lot to learn. Hey, I’m up for it. Let’s see should I sleep one hour less or eat one hour less.

        Спасибо за информацию. :smile:

        • äLx says: 48.1.1.1

          no language is more difficult than an other. i guess it all depends on your geographic, thus linguistic, background.
          as for russian, the hardest part is the phonology. e.g., they have a vowel that germanic languages don’t have, we’re not used to it. takes a lot of practice.
          very strong inflection system, which is pretty cool because suffixes will tell you what word category a word belongs to, what case it is assigned and so on. back in school, all we did in the first two years of russian (that’d be third and fourth grade) was decline and conjugate. damn.
          back in school i wasn’t too interested in russian, though. 11 consecutive years … can’t remember shit.:D

          •  
            Hey, thanks äLx mit dem umlaut.
            That’s fascinating about the suffixes. I remember my Spanish class was all about conjugating verbs for the first few semesters. When I speak Spanish, it sounds like I’m from Sweden. Ohhhh well, gotta practice more.

          • I had a great opportunity to learn Russian paid for by the US government. I refused… Why? I didn’t want the job that came with it. :| It was a good thing though. I live to tell about it. ;-) In hindsight I wish I had taken it and failed. At least I would have the training for free. :grin:

            Later on I did try to take up some Tagalog. Fun language to learn. It was a bit easier than learning Spanish. I had started to learn a bit of Greek but then said the heck with learning all this, since English is becoming universal.

  37. hitoshi says: 47

    can you tell me how to get the hot for words app on boxee? anyone?

  38. bsomebody says: 46

    I have heard Lady M speak in English for so long, I almost forget Russian is her Mother tongue. I thought it was hecka cool that she flaunts her Ladyship – so many things to show off, and she picks her gift from James. Just classy, man – classy.

    2 :cool:

  39. matilda says: 45

    You’ve got a great place there, dear teacher :razz:
    And of course, you are beautiful as always!

    I wish I could understand Russian! Whar are you saying in the video??

  40. Chemikal says: 44

    Amazing photos Marina!
    I’m very happy for you and for Gorby too. He’s lucky because he has the best mommy a pup could wish for.

  41. veritanuda says: 43

    Hehe.. Dunno why you are apologising for it being in Russian, how else are we to get to see the real you? Hmmm? Thanks for sharing… :)

  42. I’d like to know what you can find out about the origin of the hyphenated word [Reptile-Humanoid]

    Please explain that one?

    ;-)

    • 4eva says: 41.1

      Hey Marina,

      I’d appreciate it if a larger-than-life personality such as yourself investigated the origin of [bombshell]. This one shouldn’t be too difficult for you :cool:

      • Bombshells are the containers that comprise arial bombs. Beside acting as the (external) structure of the bomb, they are designed to fragment or break up so as to create shrapnel to maximize damage. Some bombs are designed not to go off on impact, but instead have a delayed detonation, say with a ticking clockwork; there is the opinion that an unexploded bomb has a greater disrupting effect on the impact area than one that explodes and the danger is over. Most military bombshells are painted to prevent corrosion.

        Blonde bombshells are also painted, but for the purpose increasing their noticeability. It is best not to tick these off as they may suddenly arm without notice, increasing the likelyhood of unsympathetic detonation. This sometimes causes furnishings, tableware and decorative items to turn into shrapnel. When regular preventive maintenance is delayed (by virtue of a headache, etc.) the disrupting effect can be felt over a wide area. By far, bombshells of any color other than blonde are safer to handle and store.

  43. tardis79 says: 40

    Hi! I’d like to request either the word [doctor], [master], or [exterminate]. Thanks alot!

  44. Che Volay says: 39

    Good for you:

    XPXPXPXPO ;-)

  45. Marina, your shoulders really look good in the picture above. Aside from other things. Seriously.

  46. pandion says: 37

    Although I did not understand what all was being said, this looks like the best interview you have done. I always find it interesting what English words are used in other languages.

    good luck

  47. Marina, if I’m just so tired I’m missing it I apologize now, but what is the play on words with “Snob”?

  48. danielpool says: 35

    That was a very interesting video. Marina congratulations on your success. Be careful Marina GOD BLESS YOU. I would like to request the word EMINENCE

  49. Ouch. 5 solo homers & lose by a run in 11. To quote Jerry Jeff: “Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother”.

  50. i request the word [cum] or [sperm] come Marina these are two great words

  51. Evan Owen says: 32

    .

    [карандаш]
    [caran d'ache] :grin:

    Marina, would you get much of a following of Russians on YouTube if you did the etymology of some Russian words :?:

  52. Capman911 says: 31

    I understood every word you and the interviewer were exchanging. "NOT" I love purple. It reminds me of Easter eggs. :lol: Very big Easter eggs. :mrgreen:

  53. MAZN says: 30

    Good evening teacher. I would like to request the word [joker]. Yes, it is lame but it would be interesting as well.

  54. hello teacher, i have a special request for you

    [drag queen/king]

    moreso the drag part than the queen. i just don’t get it.

  55. Dang! Extra innings AGAIN! These guys are killing me…

  56. dtucker says: 27

    I would like to request the word [riot] in light of the Stonewall Riots anniversary.

  57. wyo550 says: 26

    Nice job! I’d say the print version is stronger than the video (mainly because of limited quality of portable camera, we couldn’t share your enthusiasm for the shoes, etc. Use YOUR great camera in the future!)
    http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/06/22/interview-for-snob-magazine/snb-7/comment-page-1/#comment-137339

  58. hello Dear teacher it doesnt matter whether you speak English or Russian!! to me its all beautiful when it comes from your mouth you speak very well whether its in either language. I studied two semesters of Japanese and for a while I started to learn Russian a few years ago because I love the sound of your native tongue but my other work intruded maybe Ill take it up again. I have a word request actually two [comrade and Bolshi] I know that Bolshi comes from Bolshevic but what do people mean when they speak about someone and say “ohh that person is really Bolshi!” Thank you my dear teacher!!

  59. I would like to request a word from you :) ))

    onomatopoeia
    Youtube account is SparkofSanity

  60. Evan Owen says: 23

    “Здравствуите, дорогие студенты!” :grin:

    Карандаш и ЧТО??? :lol:

  61. Well, what can I say? hs4mm I think has said it best. How can this be a lesson? Shouldn’t this video just be accessible via the INTERVIEW button? It shouldn’t be in place of a video on an actual word. Yadda, yadda, yadda. And now to the really important stuff.

    I never seen a purple bra,
    I’ve always wanted to see one.
    What the thumbnail has shown so far,
    Now makes me want to feel one. —Burma Shave

  62. wetsuit5 says: 21

    Marina,

    I guess the new fad will be learning Russian.
    All I got was so hello to Snob.
    And Gorby likes to go on car rides.

    But please explain the play on words.

  63. sidilicious says: 20

    dear trusty sexy hot teacher
    ;-) helloooooo…i was amazed when i 1st saw the show ur doing in youtube wooow …i like it, i run directly to ur website after just seeing 2 wrds lol
    well am looking for the origin of the wrd we use it when ever we are hurted “ouch”
    can u help out in that !!
    tc babye

  64. BillyB says: 19

    Well, I can see Gorby getting some Movie offers if the right people see this vid… not bit parts either, lead dog… at the very least a supporting role, in an “A” lister.
    Knew you had to have a convertible… I had one as a teen & had to have another to help me through my… uhm… transition in life, stage.
    Cool vid Marina & I loved that drive along the beach when I was down there, all those years ago. Haven’t done it in a convertible… yet. Nights are best… top down, yeah!
    Yeah, you snuck a plug for Jamesington in there too, what a very thoughtful gift he gave to you indeed. You rock, keep up the good work & enjoy your success.

  65. dsfoto says: 18

    :smile: супер я скучаю это язык

  66. seesixcm6 says: 17

    Dear Marina,
    Why do Russians join their words together when speaking Russian so that a sentence can sound like one elongated word?
    But when they speaK English, they separate the individual words, so it’s easier to understand.
    Russians will know I’m a foreign speaker because I pronounce their words separately! :shock:
    Seesixcm6

    • Evan Owen says: 17.1

      IveknownsomeamericanswhospeakEnglishlikethat! :lol:

    • Chemikal says: 17.2

      It’s because natives think directly in their tongue, no need to waste time translating thoughts. So evidently they can talk faster, and they even appear to never pause. I had the same experience while learning French. Don’t worry though, once your vocabulary increases and you have a few more dialogues, it won’t be so difficult for you anymore.

      I finally managed to think directly into English, but it took me years to fully achieve it. :-)

  67. pat haskett says: 15

    kind of feels like I’m watching a sexy foreign film

  68. Man, I’ve lost count of the number of homers tonight.

  69. Evan Owen says: 13

    [культурно-эротичесткого феномена] :grin:

    btw what was the “idiotic idea”? :?:

  70. Holy Crap, BAT-man!

    3 solo homers in the inning!

  71. Evan Owen says: 11

    Oooooh, Marina! What was the bit about you being in a film in the movie theater for the first time??? :shock: Are you going to be on the “Big Screen”?

    (Sometimes knowing a little Russian is worse than none at all! :razz: )

  72. leonard says: 10

    [myxedema]…

    HEALTH care is a dare for public SCHOOLS. Freedom to learn your health and play all day at screwing around.

    A [card] insures a communicant. :lol:

  73. lots of cool photos too :!: what a treat :!:

  74. Venomrock67 says: 8

    :cool: Whether it’s in Russian or English it’s a very nice interview. :cool: :smile:

  75. hs4mm says: 7

    Thanks for the insight.

  76. Well, here we go. The “Heart-Attack Horns” better manufacture some runs tonight.

  77. Great for you, Dear Teach!

    Always.

  78. hs4mm says: 2

    I understand: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server: nginx/0.6.32 Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:05:36 GMT Content-Type: text/html Connection: close Set-Coo …

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