Chernoe kofe i jogUrt, pozhaluista!

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Dustin Hosseini wrote:

> Here is the link to the full text:
> 
> <http://www.pravda.ru/society/01-09-2009/322376-slovar-0>
> 
> I can understand the bit about the word 'kofe', but I think the part about
> the word 'jogUrt' is just bizarre.  

I wonder if it's more prevalent in the south, where there's more 
exposure to Turkic languages... ? AFAIK they tend to have final stress.

But it certainly does sound peculiar to my ear as well.

-- 
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--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
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