Pronouciation of "Zdravstvyuitye"

[MOLLY V. PEENEY]

I think this is rude and unprofessional for any textbook.  Sincerely, Molly Peeney


----- Original Message -----
From: John Langran <john at RUSLAN.CO.UK>
Date: Monday, March 3, 2008 3:54 pm
Subject: [SEELANGS] Pronouciation of "Zdravstvyuitye"
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU

> Without wanting to start a long bear trail, I would be interested to 
> know 
> what colleagues in the US think about a tried and tested method to get 
> 
> beginners to pronounce the Russian word for "hello". I undestand that 
> this 
> originated in British Navy Russian courses at the end of the 2ww, and 
> is 
> still useful:
> "English speakers sometimes find this hard to pronounce.  If you have 
> a 
> standard English accent, try thinking of your donkey! Say "Does your 
> ass fit 
> yer?" fairly quickly and slurring the first "D". The result is often 
> very 
> close to "Çäð‚âñòâóéòå!". "
> 
> My question is, would this be too rude in American English to include 
> in a 
> textbook?
> 
> John Langran
> www.ruslan.co.uk 
> 
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