in old novels, songs and movies about pre-revolutionary life found expression, not characteristic of our contemporary human speech.They delight the ears of his melodic extent, sonority and courtesy."Let me introduced himself to you ..." "Do not deign to know ..." "Do not blame me ..." Phrases such mellifluous against the backdrop of very different neologisms and turns ("cool", "I am so going to ..."), seeming to someone very modern,trendy, but in fact crippling our language.
What does the court?
With all the great sound of the old regime expressions today, not everyone understands their meaning."Do not blame me" - what is it?The call to what?The simplest morphological analysis shows that the root of the "court" in conjunction with the prefix "infinite" (standing in front of a deaf consonant "s") refers to the absence of the trial of someone or someone's actions.You should also take into account the fact that the word "judge" is applicable not only to the legal process, but also to the simple meditation, reflection on some circumstances.
Double Negative
has the same root word "talk", meaning held out loud analyze the situation."Do not" and "infinite" mutually form a double negative, which is characteristic for the Russian language.Thus, the expression "do not blame me", expressed in a playful and sometimes severe form, it is nothing else but a call to think, to reason, to understand and, of course, a result of the pardon.After all, understanding and forgiveness leads to all the guilty, imaginary and really took place.
ironic sense
Like almost every other sentence, the phrase "do not blame me" can be used not only as a serious request for an apology, but in a figurative sense, ironic.So strict teacher could say, picking up the rod (in the old days, corporal punishment is considered quite common).Lucky partner card game sometimes could also ask his less successful friends on the card table for forgiveness for their luck to win.But most of all is this phrase was used in earnest.
Today
«Do not blame me for a modest meal," - said a generous and hospitable hosts, inviting and well-served table laden with delicious dishes.So it shows respect for the dear guests, who are meant to not accustomed to such delicacies.Demonstrating a rare kindness, apologized for the lack of attention given to the family and friends at the moment of their departure.And there were many other situations, when asked not obessud.
Can I use this expression today?If the place and properly, why not?Old-fashioned chivalry, say, back into fashion.
