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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Why there are two Georgias @ Slate #178713 08/14/08 02:54 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend OP veteran OP TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA http://www.slate.com/id/2197437/?GT1=38001 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Why there are two Georgias @ Slate TheFallibleFiend #178715 08/14/08 03:06 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Fal thank you, I had wondered about that dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Why there are two Georgias @ Slate dalehileman #178729 08/15/08 02:38 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Ah ha--it's all the fault of the Brits! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Why there are two Georgias @ Slate TheFallibleFiend #178731 08/15/08 04:18 AM Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 155 M morphememedley member morphememedley member M Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 155 From the article, the emphasis being mine:  Quote: We may refer to both the country and the state by the same name, but the homonymy of Georgia and Georgia doesn't exist in Russian. The soldiers storming the border this week might say they were advancing into Gruzia, as opposed to the American region [sic]—which they would pronounce as Gee-OR-gee-ah. Many Russians may pronounce Georgia, USA, that way, but some Russians have enough exposure to mentions of the state, especially given today's communications and media technologies and their offerings, to be able and likely to pronounce Georgia as natives of the state do. Some Russians have even seen Gone with the Wind and heard “Rainy Night in Georgia.” Some may have heard “California Dreamin'” and “Hotel California,” and may know that Arnold Schwartzenegger takes a lot of teasing for ending his pronunciation of his state's name with “gee-ah.” Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,363 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 529 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,558 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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