RE: UCA and Russian letter Ё

[Joe]

> Fact is, again, that ёлка - "in the wild" - can be written ёлка and елка

Though you need a better dictionary: it's the diminutive of ель (as in 
Yel'tsin) meaning "fir tree", and is the 4-letter word for "Christmas tree".

С Рождеством,

Joe