Pronunciation of Names (was WORD to PDF conversion)

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Anthony J. Vanchu wrote:

> On that topic (which has strayed a long way from the initial Word to PDF
> conversion):  as Russian tennis players get more exposure on television,
> their names are butchered on a regular basis by commentators as well.
>
> Incidentally, the majority of the Russian cosmonauts who train here have, I
> think, simply given up on getting their names pronounced correctly by most
> Americans (eg., KRIKalev instead of KrikalYOV, Usachev instead of UsachYOV).
> Sometimes, I guess it's important to know which battles are worth fighting.

For those of us who do know how to pronounce Russian, given the proper
stress placement, do you know of any web sites (reference lists) that
give the proper stress placement for surnames?

--
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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