Harv
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It was only within the past two weeks I learned there was a (successful) campaign to change the English spelling of the capital city of Ukraine to Kyiv.
I asked a couple of friends about it and tried to look up the issue online. My best understanding is the Ukrainians use letters that translate to KYIV and pronounce it "KYIV" and Russians use letters that translate to KYEV and pronounce it "KYEV." The old spelling ends in EV and leads us to use the Russian pronunciation.
Are there people on the forum who can educate me on the issue?
I asked a couple of friends about it and tried to look up the issue online. My best understanding is the Ukrainians use letters that translate to KYIV and pronounce it "KYIV" and Russians use letters that translate to KYEV and pronounce it "KYEV." The old spelling ends in EV and leads us to use the Russian pronunciation.
Are there people on the forum who can educate me on the issue?