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IGOR or EGOR?
 
Jack Sparrow
Posted: 24 April 2010 11:10 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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There’s a big problem with my name in english! It is “ИГОРЬ” transliterated as “IGOR”, but this word is pronounced like {‘aigo:}, not {igor}! To be pronounced like {igor} it should be written as “EGOR”. But that is not possible by the rules of translitterating. And than like how will be pronounced the name “EGOR” which means “ЕГОР”?..

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mr.comrade
Posted: 24 April 2010 11:10 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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I’m not too sure about “Igor” but Егор should be spelled as “Yegor”.

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myaau
Posted: 24 April 2010 11:11 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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when you write your name as ‘egor’ it will be pronounced as ‘эгор’. this is due to the fact that russian “e”, unlike the english one, consists of a semi-vowel “й” ([j]) and a vowel “э” ([e]). therefeore i agree with the previous post that “егор” is to be spelled “yegor”. as for the name “igor” i suppose you’ll have to explain to everyone that “i” must sound as [i:] and not as [ai] because in english that letter can be pronounced both ways and there are hardly any rules of its distinction.

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Passerby
Posted: 24 April 2010 11:12 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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Why not spell your name like “Eegor”? cheese
You’ll have no problems then!

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Batty
Posted: 24 April 2010 11:13 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]  
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the only way for you is to change your name. wink

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