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   Alexander Koryagin:   
      
   AK> Maybe -- a  translation  is  generally  longer.  In this   
   AK> case, in addition to the fact  that  Russian  words  are   
   AK> generally  longer  than English, it can be an additional   
   AK> factor that makes it difficult for a Russian  to  under-   
   AK> stand  quick  English speech. A translation from English   
   AK> makes it longer! ;-)   
      
   You will explain anything. If Russian words  were  generally   
   shorter  than  English  ones,  you  could again say that the   
   sheer length of English words hampered Russians in  perceiv-   
   ing them at high rate.   
      
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