Odessa

[Genevra Gerhart]

Dear Seelangers,

I have been told that Russians say "Odessa" with a hard e (e
oborotnoye),and that Ukrainians use a soft e.
The dictionary of stress insists that  the soft one is the right one,
and further insists specifically that the hard one (e oborotnoye) is the
wrong one. That specific denial suggests that there is more to the
story.
What do you know?
And thanks for any help. gg
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Genevra Gerhart
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