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[xxsmoothopexx]

Does anyone know how it came to be in Russian that the two dots (no idea what they're called) came to not be written on the letter: ё.

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[maryxmas]

Russian orthography is kinda far from the phonemic principle, it is much more of morphological and etimological.

btw, Galicia is in Spain. and when we are talking about Ukraine it is Halychyna.

[maceochi]

No, Galicia is the name for a lot of regions, including Galicia in the Ukraine and Spain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galicia_(Central_Europe) They have a common English exonym. Interestingly, the names of both have the same root: gal (Gael/foreigner), suggesting Celtic settlement (although this wasn't the case in all areas).

[maryxmas]

it is _Ukraine_, not _the_ Ukraine.
and it is Halychyna. from the name of the city of Halych.

[maceochi]

I'm sorry, but this is a question that only native English speakers can decide. I am a native speaker and call it the Ukraine, as that is the historical name by which we have called it for centuries. The same goes for Galicia. We have always called it that in English. It is not the role of nationalists to tell us what things are or are not called in our language.

[maryxmas]

don't make me laugh.
check the style guide of any large newspaper, be it British or American. since 1992 they all recommend it _Ukraine_, not _the_ Ukraine.
you called Mumbai Bombay for centuries. so?
same goes for Peking, btw.

I find it totally amusing -- an Irishman fighting for the right of the English to call other peoples' places as they please.
it's frigging hilarious.

[ekeme_ndiba]

There is nothing to discuss since Ms. Laced-up Ass isn't an ethnic Ukrainian and she doesn't even speak the language ;-) A typical spiteful wannabe-nationalist troll, just like late rydel23.

[maryxmas]

тю.

[xxsmoothopexx]

I also say Ukraine.

[maryxmas]

not surprising :) the norms are not made of stone, they change with time.