tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post6375225001568090728..comments2023-06-14T09:10:27.097-04:00Comments on Gray Falcon: It's the Spelling, StupidCubuCokohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128683147101484237noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-43518718256090105672014-04-28T09:48:36.311-04:002014-04-28T09:48:36.311-04:00That would indeed be correct. The problem is, the ...That would indeed be correct. The problem is, the way things are now, we can't get the Matica Srpska to use Cyrillic, let alone codify transliteration rules...CubuCokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128683147101484237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-46399005741535813002014-04-28T05:51:03.515-04:002014-04-28T05:51:03.515-04:00I think the 3 letters in Serbian names that lead t...I think the 3 letters in Serbian names that lead to the majority of mispronunciations for english speakers are "ћ", "ј" an "ш"<br /><br />So for example a name like "Joшић" is transliterated to "Josic" and then mispronounced as "Djosik" (Dj as in Django) rather than a more appropriate pronunciation of "Yoshich".<br /><br />We need an institution like Matica Srpska to decree that when a Serb spells their name in English they are to:<br />- use the english characters "ch" for the cyrillic "ћ" <br />- use the english character "y" for for the cyrillic "j"<br />- use the english characters "sh" for the cyrillic character "ш"<br /><br />So your name would be spelt Neboysha Malich...I reckon that's how the Russians would transliterate a name like yours into english as they aren't burdened with the baggage of latinica like we are.garasaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910182748033237900noreply@blogger.com