FuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-23 months agoRussian language is as much a part of Ukraine as Ukranian is. You won't see many in the media calling it Kyiv before Ukraine turned nationalist under Poroshenkohexbear.netimagemessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1137arrow-down1imageRussian language is as much a part of Ukraine as Ukranian is. You won't see many in the media calling it Kyiv before Ukraine turned nationalist under Poroshenkohexbear.netFuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square98fedilinkfile-text
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ukraine-passes-language-law-irritating-president-elect-and-russia-idUSKCN1S110Y/ Literally the whole media switched spelling around this time. iRaq and iRan are silly but the “Kyiv” stuff is different.
minus-squareXavienth@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoYour pronunciation examples confuse me greatly. “ah” from “alternative”? “eh” from “bad”? Certainly not in my accent.
minus-squareCloutAtlas [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoCould be a Kiwi. Have you heard them say “not bad”?
minus-squareHexboare [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-23 months agoBitter then e sith ifriken
Your pronunciation examples confuse me greatly. “ah” from “alternative”? “eh” from “bad”? Certainly not in my accent.
Could be a Kiwi.
Have you heard them say “not bad”?
Bitter then e sith ifriken