[Ads-l] pronunciation of the capital of Ukraine

[Jonathan Lighter]

What I used to hear and continue to say is

ki 'Ev.

JL

On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 5:49 PM David K. Barnhart <dbarnhart at highlands.com>
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> Recently I've heard news media people saying
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> 'ki:v
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> Rather than what I recall hearing heretofore as
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> 'ki: ev
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> What do residents of that city say?
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> Regards to all,
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> David
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