Thread: Famous names once and for all

Originally Posted by Doomer

Zebra becomes Sebra

I doubt. This word is pronounced with clear "z" in Russian. I cannot imagine a reasoning that can make a Russian to pronounce it with "s".

replacement of letter "U" with "ju" sound to actual Russian "У" with "u" sound in the middle of some words

Is not it pronounced as "yu" in some words in English like in "fusion"?

Originally Posted by Anixx

I doubt. This word is pronounced with clear "z" in Russian. I cannot imagine a reasoning that can make a Russian to pronounce it with "s".

Russians pronounced it with "з" not "z", try to say зибра an you'll notice that "з" sound transforms to "сз"

Originally Posted by Anixx

Is not it pronounced as "yu" in some words in English like in "fusion"?

fusion - ['fjuːʒ(ə)n] with heavy Russian accent could become foosion ['fuːʒ(ə)n]

Originally Posted by Doomer

Russians pronounced it with "з" not "z", try to say зибра an you'll notice that "з" sound transforms to "сз"

I do not see anything even close to that.

Originally Posted by Doomer

fusion - ['fjuːʒ(ə)n] with heavy Russian accent could become foosion ['fuːʒ(ə)n]

I doubt. Why? Russian can transliterate the word as "фьюжен" - quite close to the English original.

Originally Posted by Anixx

I do not see anything even close to that.

Good for you, but I do

Originally Posted by Anixx

I doubt. Why? Russian can transliterate the word as "фьюжен" - quite close to the English original.

you can be doubtful but it doesn't mean that it doesn't happen to some people. I was saying about heavy accent and I heard some

Originally Posted by Doomer

Good for you, but I do

This is nonsense.

Originally Posted by Doomer

you can be doubtful but it doesn't mean that it doesn't happen to some people. I was saying about heavy accent and I heard some

This is possibly not knowing English reading rules rather than "accent".

Originally Posted by Anixx

This is nonsense.

I can play this too - you are saying nonsense
Now what?

Originally Posted by Anixx

This is possibly not knowing English reading rules rather than "accent".

So, following this logic any accent can be set to "not knowing English reading rules" because otherwise why would people say "a" sound when they supposed to say "æ" sound, it's right there in the book, just say it

Originally Posted by Doomer

So, following this logic any accent can be set to "not knowing English reading rules" because otherwise why would people say "a" sound when they supposed to say "æ" sound, it's right there in the book, just say it

Because they do not know how to pronounce ae

Originally Posted by Doomer

I can play this too - you are saying nonsense
Now what?

Russians have this word (zebra) in their language. They do not pronounce it "sebra".