taking poll on pronunciation

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Inna Caron wrote:

> Dear SEELANGers:
> 
> where do native speakers of English place the stress in "Borodino"? I
> heard at least two variations. One has better rhyming potential than
> the other, but I would like to use the pronunciation most likely
> assumed by an English-speaking reader who may or may not be familiar
> with the historical term.

If I didn't know -- and it was quite a revelation when I learned -- I 
would guess Bòrodíno. It would neVERR occur to me as a monolingual to 
place the stress on the final syllaBULL.

-- 
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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