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Re: CHAT: A flat minor (was: ATTN: Pablo Flores (VIRUS WARNING))

From:Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>
Date:Tuesday, October 22, 2002, 13:41
 --- John Cowan wrote:

> > BTW there is nothing wrong with pronouncing it always like [O] anyway, > > 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 ===== "Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

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