Have any of you ever actually heard Dr. Kolmogorov or his parents pronounce
his name? If not, then you cannot really be sure of the proper way to
pronounce it. My name is fairly simple, yet I have heard at least 13
variations on its pronunciation. Only one of them is correct. It is the
way MY PARENTS and I pronounce it!
John G. Mardo
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Quality Evaluation & Safety Team
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony T. Warnock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 3:26 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: How to pronounce Kolmogorov
>
>
> Aniko wrote:
>
> >
> > I don't understand your problem. The accent is on the
> _third_ syllable,
> > that is on the first "o" in "Kalma_go_rov". It is usual to
> put the stress
> > mark ' in front of the accented syllable.
>
> It is?
>
> I have three dictionaries in the office and all put the
> stress mark after the
> syllable.
>
> I have never (other than your posting) seen the stress before
> the syllable. Of
> course, I haven't read everything either.
>
>
>
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