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To: miraje who wrote (88482)11/28/2004 12:41:29 AM
From: LindyBill  Respond to of 793964
 
It's pronounced Keeve, not Key-ehv...

Thanks for the info, Jim!



To: miraje who wrote (88482)11/28/2004 8:52:48 AM
From: skinowski  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 793964
 
about Kiev. It's pronounced Keeve, not Key-ehv..

The latter is the Russian version. Ukraine was independent for many years now, but old habits persist.

Thanks for your remarks and the info. It appears that Russia would like to avoid seeing Ukraine go pro-Western, and maybe NATO and EU -- but this should be up to the Ukrainian people to decide.

I don't know those parts too well, but I have been to Kiev a couple of times, and once even traveled from Georgia to Crimea on a small ship. The views, and the deep blue of the Black sea were unforgettable!



To: miraje who wrote (88482)11/29/2004 8:22:03 AM
From: greenspirit  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793964
 
Hi James, nice post. Something I find interesting is how we Americans expect everyone else in the world to call our cities by their English name, yet we come up with all kinds of variations on their names.

Take Milano. We pronounce it Milan.
Take Rome. We pronounce it Rome instead of Roma.
Take Athens. Why not Athena?

So many cities are like that in Europe. I wonder if someone on the net has generated a list?

huh? nothing easily found...

Mike