Timeline for How to parse the expression "И речи быть не может"?
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Jan 16, 2018 at 13:01 | history | edited | Alex_ander | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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Jan 16, 2018 at 12:40 | comment | added | AlexVB | @alone-Zee, And even talking of it is impossible - I think it makes sense in English. BTW, you can as well say "И даже речи быть не может", although даже usually just implied. | |
Jan 16, 2018 at 11:11 | comment | added | Alex_ander | Yes, it does mean that. | |
Jan 16, 2018 at 10:54 | comment | added | Con-gras-tue-les-chiens | Hi. So "об этом не может быть и речи" literally means "About this, even a discussion cannot be/exist"? | |
Jan 16, 2018 at 10:42 | history | answered | Alex_ander | CC BY-SA 3.0 |