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Couple of phrases of the day: poll vs buffet
Survey sign
The head of the All -Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion Valery Fedorov revealed the details of the VTsIOM poll on the construction of the Church of St. Catherine in Yekaterinburg. As it became clear from Fedorov’s explanation, the study will be classified - the results of the survey, begun on May 15, will not be published. “This is a closed survey, his data will not be published. And the customer wished to remain an unknown, ”he specified in a conversation with Justmedia.ru correspondent.
The word “closed” in our new heap has gained a special, only to the Soviet person understandable meaning ... Therefore, one could often hear such a mysterious for those who did not know the Soviet novel - a replica: - We have opened a closed dining room. If you even read this on the doors of the institution’s buffet - completely indispensable for any foreign languages - an announcement: an open buffet is closed. From tomorrow, a closed buffet will be opened here.
Benedict Sarnov. " Our Soviet Novoyaz "