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3 points:
-Birmingham with a "g" prounounced :D
-Agree in principle with Drew
-Feel a flamewar coming...

Right, because all visitors to the US can instantly pronounce every city name correctly. If you're going to bitch at something worthwhile, then fine, but if all you're going to do is bitch and groan...

Who said anything about Americans -- I was talking about Texans. :wink: (hoping there are no Texans in this forum...)

My funniest memory of Государственная Третьяковская Галерея was that there was some non-Russian speaking woman from Texas who insisted that the non-English speaking sales clerk accept dollars for...

Tell you what: the day бизнес-ланч dies a slow, horrible death, I'll start thinking of everything in Russia as almost exclusively Russian.

That's right, it is short for Polytechnic Institute (or probably now a University).[/quote]

Ah,ok...the lack of the "k" there threw me.[/quote]

Easily thrown then. What else could an h in...

That's right, it is short for Polytechnic Institute (or probably now a University).[/quote]

Ah,ok...the lack of the "k" there threw me.

The Taliban? The Taliban? Are you using Taliban-branded opium or something? :P

But your question is valid and one I hope he'll answer; what kind of word is "politeh" any way -- it doesn't sound...