Thread: Writing English in cyrillic

Originally Posted by rusalka_s

maybe it will be useful for some difficult words, but not always...it prevents [s]to study pronounce correctly[/s] one from learning the correct pronunciation ...it is better to hear the word from a teacher or native speaker once (i think there are should be such dictionaries), and remember it and than try to pronounce it again by reading the transcription

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сэнкю.

Почему не "сэнкью"?

Originally Posted by rockzmom

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Your corrections are not enough. It's still bad grammar.

Originally Posted by rusalka_s

may it will be useful for some difficult words, but not always...it prevents to study pronounce correctly...it is better to hear the word from teacher or native speaker once (i think there are should be such dictionaries), and remember it than try to pronounce by reading the transkription

Here's my version:

It may be useful for some difficult words, but not often. It lacks the study of correct pronunciation. It is better to hear the word from a teacher or native speaker first. (I think there should be dictionaries like that.) It would be better than to try pronouncing from reading a transcription.

I don't mind bad grammar from a non-native speaker, though- as long as I can understand the meaning. I know my Russian is far worse.

Originally Posted by christineka

It may be useful for some difficult words, but not often as it lacks the study of correct pronunciation. It is better to hear the word from a teacher or native speaker first. (I think there should be dictionaries like that.)It would be better than to try pronouncing it from reading a transcription.

Everyone has their own style. In your version, you took out part of what the writer meant by deleting "remember it" and not replacing or rewording it. Personally, I wouldn't have two sentences back to back that start off very similar and I would take the period out from before the parentheses... both are correct... but one is your style and one is mine.

Rule 3.	Periods go inside parentheses only if an entire sentence is inside the parentheses.
Examples:	Please read the analysis (I enclosed it as Attachment A.). OR Please read the analysis. (I enclosed it as Attachment A.) OR Please read the analysis (Attachment A).

Originally Posted by christineka

I don't mind bad grammar from a non-native speaker, though- as long as I can understand the meaning. I know my Russian is far worse.

Neither do I; however, on this forum we have been requested to correct others as much as possible.