transliteration

[Andrea Nelson]

chernozem is what i've seen.  as with other russian words which have been in use in the english
language for a while, such as certain russian authors or political leaders, there is a standard
accepted spelling which overrides any strict transliteration practices.


--- baron chivrin <thebaron at INTERACCESS.COM> wrote:
> dear seelangers,
>
> which is the most accepted way to transliterate the following word:
> (1) chernozyom
> (2) chernozjom
> (3) chernoziom (i have seen this transliteration in print in articles
> printed decades ago)
>
> i tend to prefer #1, but would like to know if there is an accepted
> academic standard, and if so, is usage affected at all by the preceding
> letter? reacting purely viscerally, i want to eschew the 'zj'
> combination. it just looks so nasty.
>
> baron chivrin
>
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