[w] for [v] in the speech of Russians speaking English

[Francoise Rosset]

On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Moss, Kevin M. <moss at middlebury.edu> wrote:

> And I see the Slavists have inverted the usual mistake and twice now
> turned Mr. Chekov into the more familiar for us Mr. Chekhov!
>

Ooops, mea culpa there.
But you have to admit there's material a-plenty for confusion: Pavel Chekov
vs. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov vs. an actor named Anton ...
-FR



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Françoise Rosset
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Wheaton College, Norton MA 02766
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