tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532136220616334351.post3628515559149671993..comments2024-01-17T11:33:55.479+01:00Comments on Chirayliq: Max Sher, photojournalistTinethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442329710467703684noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532136220616334351.post-48470585559089516112009-10-21T12:04:03.992+02:002009-10-21T12:04:03.992+02:00Thank you for the correction, firespeaker!
Alas, ...Thank you for the correction, firespeaker! <br />Alas, I don't think there is any other explanation for the mistake than my fail to check my spelling. The source is (or was, since the page is not available anymore) Russian, so I'm sure it was correct there.Tinethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11442329710467703684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532136220616334351.post-7725135600417835572009-10-21T04:41:12.709+02:002009-10-21T04:41:12.709+02:00Hm, as often is the case, something seems to'v...Hm, as often is the case, something seems to've gotten lost in the transliteration.<br /><br />The name of the city in Kazakh is Атырау /ɑtərɑ́w/. It's usually transcribed in English as Atyrau, but use of the ‹u› for a true consonant (and not a vowel or part of a diphthong) is a little strange, even if it does get people to pronounce it ~right.<br /><br />I see how the ‹i› came about though.. Cyrillic ‹у› and Latin ‹u› almost read as the other one if a mistake is made about which alphabet is being used.firespeakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268303375123330055noreply@blogger.com