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Russian 101
by Paul on 11/08/08 at 08:19 AM ET
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from George James Malik of SnapShots at Mlive,
The Russian alphabet is a phonetic one (i.e. the alphabet’s letters describe single sounds, unlike the English alphabet, for example, where letters can make different sounds), so their transliterations of English words follow phonetic patterns, like “tafgai” (“tough guy”), “enachelovsky” (“NHL’er,” with a Russian possessive), and, when certain phonetic sounds are absent from the alphabet, things get really interesting.
For example, “Detroyt Red Uingz” once had a goaltender named “Dominik Ghashek,” they play at “Dzhoh Lewis Areena,” and former assistant coach “Beri Smit” coaches SKA St. Petersburg, for example.
George also discovers Mike Krushelnyski accepts a head coaching position in the KHL.
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