Re: CHAT: A flat minor (was: ATTN: Pablo Flores (VIRUS WARNING))
| From: | Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, October 22, 2002, 13:41 |
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--- John Cowan wrote:
> > BTW there is nothing wrong with pronouncing it always like [O] anyway,
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> It sounds Southern/Ukrainian, IIRC.
Yes, but that's not the point. One of the first things I was taught after
entering the Eastern Europe Institute: don't pronounce Russian geographical or
personal names too correctly, because in most cases it will be considered
pedantry and gives our discipline a bad reputation. I must say I generally
agree with this guideline.
The best pronunciation would thus be a compromise. Real mistakes, like the
accent on the wrong syllable, are evidently not allowed.
Jan
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