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From: anne@digi-g.UUCP (Anne Chenette)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Phonetic spelling isn't practical - (nf)
Message-ID: <383@digi-g.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 14-Nov-84 10:54:39 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 14 10:54:39 1984
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Organization: DigiGraphic Systems Corp., Mpls.  MN
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Summary: 

<Ketu eshte nevojtorija?  Jo, kjo eshte kafeneja.>

       "Russian spelling is also largely phonetic.  There are a 
        couple of rules to learn ...  Once you've learned those 
        rules, the only difficulty is knowing where the stress 
	goes (when reading)."
       "It is fairly easy to write down a Russian word, even 
        hearing it for the first time."

Perhaps for Russian speakers of a different ilk than I ...

I've studied Russian for 12 years or so, including courses in Slavic 
Linguistics.  I've spoken English for 26 years.  Why is it that I have
no problem spelling in English but I have a terrible time in Russian?
(I was a straight-A student, so it's not just laziness - Russian is
NOT spelled the way it sounds!)

          Down with logic!  Up with convolution and obfuscation!

                                        Anne Chenette
                                        ihnp4!umn-cs!digi-g!anne