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- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"><head xmlns:h="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" profile=""><title>Spelling and pronunciation</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/></head><body><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a id="d0e3659" shape="rect"/>Spelling and pronunciation</h1></div></div></div><p>In an ideal world, words will be pronounced just as they are written. However, since we do
- not live in an ideal world, we see that the pronunciation of certain words does not always
- correspond to their written representation. This is true not only in Russian, but in numerous
- other languages as well, including English. For example: the о in women is pronounced as i;
- the initial w is not pronounced in write, and the t in action is pronounced as sh.</p><p>Russian has a specific set of rules which govern those instances where spelling and
- pronunciation differ, and if you can master these rules, you will be well on your way to
- acquiring good pronunciation skills in Russian.</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0"><colgroup span="1"><col class="c1" span="1"/><col class="c2" span="1"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">REMEMBER:</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">
- <div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist"><li class="listitem"><p>Vowels carry stress and in Russian the stress can fall on any syllable in a
- word.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Russian words have only one stress.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Stress is not part of Russian orthography. However, many teaching materials
- mark stress as an aid in learning.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>The way a vowel is pronounced depends on whether it is stressed or not. This
- is a very important rule and we'll discuss it in a little more detail in the
- next section.</p></li></ol></div>
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