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forrestcupp
July 5th, 2012, 06:02 PM
See the poll.
t0p
July 5th, 2012, 06:30 PM
IN Soviet Russia Moscow pronounces you!

[I can't believe I was the first to post that...
mips
July 5th, 2012, 06:44 PM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Ru-Moskva.ogg

If you're English "Mos-coh"
azangru
July 5th, 2012, 07:23 PM
If you're English "Mos-coh"

Merriam-Webster says (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moscow) both are possible.
Smilax
July 5th, 2012, 07:45 PM
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Dry Lips
July 5th, 2012, 07:47 PM
Moskva
BigSilly
July 5th, 2012, 08:35 PM
Merriam-Webster says (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moscow) both are possible.

You don't hear Mos-cow in England. You'll only ever hear Mos-coe.
mips
July 5th, 2012, 09:26 PM
Merriam-Webster says (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moscow) both are possible.

Only place I've heard it pronounced as 'cow' is US tv so it could be something local to the US but no way of knowing for sure.

I'm used to hearing mos-coh/coe locally and from some other English (Queen's) countries.
GreatDanton
July 5th, 2012, 09:41 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pcWNKs2zBQ

and you will hear the pronunciation :)
odiseo77
July 5th, 2012, 11:27 PM
Depends on whether I say it in English or Spanish :P
MadmanRB
July 6th, 2012, 01:15 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzycFeqNxIA
szymon_g
July 6th, 2012, 02:12 AM
Mockba (sorry, lack of cyrilics)- moss-kwa. simple!
forrestcupp
July 6th, 2012, 04:37 PM
Interesting. Around here most people say Mos-cow, but I usually say Mos-coe. I see it's pretty much evenly divided.

And for the record, I wasn't asking how to pronounce Moskva. ;)
PaulW2U
July 6th, 2012, 04:44 PM
Mos-coe is the only English speaking pronunciation that makes any sense. I've heard people pronounce it Mos-cow but it sounds very wrong to me.

Having been a short wave listener in years gone by, I'm sure the English service of Radio Moscow announced themselves as Radio Mos-coe rather then Radio Mosc-cow. Or may be that was the European Service rather than the North American Service. :confused:
mips
July 6th, 2012, 04:49 PM
I've heard people pronounce it Mos-cow but it sounds very wrong to me.

Varies by region I reckon. Every time I see the name Arkansas I pronounce it as such (Like Dorothy from Kansas) and only afterwards do I remember that people from the US say Arkinsaw...
forrestcupp
July 6th, 2012, 05:59 PM
Varies by region I reckon. Every time I see the name Arkansas I pronounce it as such (Like Dorothy from Kansas) and only afterwards do I remember that people from the US say Arkinsaw...

Yeah, those Native Americans have some weird spellings and pronunciations. My favorite is how "Mackinac" is pronounced "Mackinaw".
Dlambert
July 6th, 2012, 08:41 PM
MoscoW to me from US.
standingwave
July 6th, 2012, 10:40 PM
Moscow, Idaho: Mos-coe (rhymes with show)
Moscow, Russia: Mos-cow (rhymes with plow)
Roasted
July 7th, 2012, 01:25 AM
Moscow

as in

(tree) moss
(moo) cow
cbennett926
July 7th, 2012, 04:42 AM
Only place I've heard it pronounced as 'cow' is US tv so it could be something local to the US but no way of knowing for sure.

I'm used to hearing mos-coh/coe locally and from some other English (Queen's) countries.


Well, in the midwest, and any other place I've heard/said it (East coast, South) I've heard Moss-cow
Ji Ruo
July 7th, 2012, 11:34 AM
I was confused by all this talk of moss cows, so I went in search of one.

http://www.patioandyard.com/gp-cow.jpg
GreatDanton
July 7th, 2012, 01:05 PM
Nice picture JI Ruo. I like it :)