writing Russian addresses in English

[Stephanie Briggs]

Since the university I am applying to is British, I think the reason for
providing the address, email and phone number of my references is so they
can be contacted if necessary. Therefore, the address needs to be in a
format that Brits would understand. The department I am applying to has
tutors in Russian, but I think the application will first end up in the
generic languages department that runs the translation programme.

Further thoughts?

Stephanie

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On 11 June 2010 23:22, Paul B. Gallagher <paulbg at pbg-translations.com>wrote:

> Stephanie Briggs wrote:
>
>  Hi,
>>
>> In applying to Portsmouth University, I have to provide 2 references. One
>> of
>> them is a Russian professor in Yaroslavl, whom I have known for 11 years.
>>
>> I am accustomed to writing her address in Russian, which is different from
>> the address format typically used in English.
>>
>> The Russian format goes something like this:
>>
>> Postal Code Number
>> City
>> Street and Apartment Number
>> Recipient's Name
>>
>> My application form and references must be in English. How do I write her
>> address so that it is correct but doesn't confuse English speakers? Is it
>> just a matter of transliterating from Russian to English, say, "Prospekt
>> Tolbukhina" or "Yaroslavl", and leaving the sections in the Russian order?
>> Or should it be rearranged into Western format (Name, house number,
>> street,
>> city, postal code)?
>>
>
> If your purpose is understanding (your recipient needs to know what the
> address says), then give it as expected in your target language and dialect.
>
> If there's a chance your reader will use the address on an envelope for
> correspondence, give the address that will work in the international mail
> system. In this particular case, I suspect a Slavic department will
> understand what it means and why you have done this.
>
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