Comment by MikePlacid

1. Interesting. I was kinda expecting to be grouped with other Russian speakers, and I am (based on some nicknames). Probably the frequencies of “the” and “a” are telling. But I swear to God that I sometimes spend some extra time trying to insert as much “the” and “a” in my texts as I could.

2. There is a Russian mnemonic verse, which can’t be properly translated to English, at least it’s beyond my humble capabilities. It goes:

“Это я знаю и помню прекрасно:

Пи многие знаки мне лишни, напрасны”

The number of letters in the words give you the pi number: 3,1415… The meaning is: “I know and remember perfectly: too many signs (positions) of pi are useless and impractical”. Sometimes it’s nice to remember both things.