speaking guide: Is ‘‘Crimea’’ best pronounced as “crime-ea” or “crim-ea”? Some local TV anchors say ‘‘crim’’-ea
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crimea
SEE AUDIO ICON AND LISTEN: CRIME-EAH NOT CRIMM-EAH…OR ARE BOTH WAYS OKAY?
I always thought it was crim-ea.
Its ‘Sky-pee’
The Crime-ea?
(Now that it’s once again a region within Russia.)
Apparently it’s Крим in Ukrainian, which I would guess is pronounced ‘krim’ with a hint of ‘cream’. In Russian it’s “Крым” - virtually the same, short vowel sound. But whatever; in English, it’s “Crime-ea”.
It’s an important strategic point fought over by the powers that be for the last few hundred years. Russia usually wins it.
It’s not worth a world war to stop them.
They just keep coming back.
French skulls:
British cavalry:
Men with big hats:
Is this etymologically related to the Kazakh word xram*, as used by Borat?
Who actually cares how it’s pronounced? The Russians have their fleet their for decades, nothing changes, nothing will happen … the earth keeps spinning … for a while longer. The only noteworthy manufacturing is that of adult diapers.
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