"и" or "ы"?
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и = [ee] (but can pass as [i] if unstressed)
ы = [i]
in transliteration and otherwise, how does one know when to use "и" or "ы" in representing an [i] sound? is it just a matter knowing where the stess is in a word?
thanks!
и = [ee] (but can pass as [i] if unstressed)
ы = [i]
in transliteration and otherwise, how does one know when to use "и" or "ы" in representing an [i] sound? is it just a matter knowing where the stess is in a word?
thanks!
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Date: 2003-09-15 08:43 am (UTC)oh, and how is yers right? you mean he's right about how "the question arose"?
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Date: 2003-09-15 08:55 am (UTC)-- that ы has more in common with the ancient "long oo" than "i".
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Date: 2003-09-15 08:57 am (UTC)