Quote Originally Posted by zedeeyen View Post
The man/ men thing is more of an issue if you're learning US pronunciation, I think, because in standard US pronunciation both words are closer to мэн than to anything else. In my accent though (I'm Scottish) the pronunciation of the two words map pretty well to ман/ мэн, and I'd argue the same could be said, though possibly to a slightly lesser extent, about most British accents.
man/men....
That's true, this is simpler if you aim for an American pronunciation.
Hanna's words contradict the zedeeyen's.