On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:40:20 -0700, Doug Ewell <dewell@...> wrote:
[...]

> By contrast, transcription is about transforming Чайковский into
> Tschaikowski (for the benefit of German speakers) or Tchaikovsky (for
> English speakers).

Compare "Chechnya" as written in Russian and in German...

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