(Kiev is now Kyiv)

[Josh Wilson]

My father always pronounces it "Moskba" thinking he's being funny.  I wonder
what that says linguistically?  

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From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Emily Saunders
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:01 PM
To: SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] (Kiev is now Kyiv)

Perhaps the Putin administration should be pressuring us to change to  
Moskva...

Emily Saunders

On Oct 22, 2006, at 9:50 AM, Alina Israeli wrote:

>> And one of us, 20-odd years ago, missed the 3 am train to  
>> Munich/München
>
> Germans' revenge is to call MIlano Mailand. Why no one protests?
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