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Most Russians believe that borrowings harm Russian language

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Most Russians believe that borrowings harm Russian language


06.03.2019

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According to a poll by VTsIOM, two thirds of the inhabitants of Russia are convinced that borrowing from other languages ​​is to the detriment of Russian language. 68% of respondents consider this, while 23% of respondents believe that foreign words that take root in Russian language enrich it, TASS reports. 

Two thirds of Russians are convinced that the purity of Russian language should be preserved by all possible means, and almost half of participants in the VTsIOM poll believe that the state should assume the function of monitoring the purity of language. At the same time, 27% of respondents believe that language should develop without restrictions. 

The attitude of Russians towards profanity was investigated within the frameworks of the same survey. The answers showed that the inhabitants of the country began to use less obscene words and phrases. 37% of respondents admitted the fact that they use profanity. Ten years ago, those were 44%. 

The survey also showed that the overwhelming majority of Russians are irritated when somebody deliberately distorts words or use jargon in their presence. A third of Russians reported that they speak professional slang every day, in ten years their number has increased by more than 10%. 

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