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Re: OT: Slavic name question

From:Muke Tever <hotblack@...>
Date:Sunday, January 11, 2004, 7:18
E fésto John Cowan <cowan@...>:
> Mark J. Reed scripsit: > >> The news reports included his real last name, which they spelled >> 'Zivojinovich'. > > Undoubtedly the wire services couldn't cope with the hachek over the > Z which ought to be there.
They seemed to have no trouble in using "ch" though, which in a consistent asciification should have been treated the same way (as is known to be done with Yugoslavian names; cf. Milosevic for Milosević.) *Muke! -- http://frath.net/ E jer savne zarjé mas ne http://kohath.livejournal.com/ Se imné koone'f metha http://kohath.deviantart.com/ Brissve mé kolé adâ.