Russian keyboards

[David J. Birnbaum]

Dear SEELANGers,

"Phonetic" keyboards may be somewhat easier for Americans to learn than the
authentic Russian layout, but one may wind up paying for that ease when one
lands in an Internet cafe or someone else's home or office in Russia and
needs to use the non-phonetic keyboard that real Russians use. That's a
decision each of us can make individually as far as our own use is
concerned, but language teachers might want to consider whether they're
doing their students a favor by encouraging them to come to depend on a
culturally un-Russian keyboard. 

Best,

David

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