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Daily reminder that it's pronounced naBOkov not NAbokov, you silly yanks.

>> No.11640553

Reminder that he's a pedo and so are all of his fans.

>> No.11640555

>>11640553
>the writer is his characters
Anon...

>> No.11640568

>>11640547
>As to pronunciation, Frenchmen of course say Nabokoff, with the accent on the last syllable. Englishmen say Nabokov, accent on the first, and Italians say Nabokov, accent in the middle, as Russians also do. Na-bo-kov. A heavy open "o" as in "Knickerbocker". My New England ear is not offended by the long elegant middle "o" of Nabokov as delivered in American academies. The awful "Na-bah-kov" is a despicable gutterism. Well, you can make your choice now. Incidentallv, the first name is pronounced Vladeemer-- rhyming with "redeemer"-- not Vladimir rhyming with Faddimere (a place in England, I think).

>> No.11640572

>>11640547
the final syllable is also an 'f' sound not a v

>> No.11640585

>>11640568
I've always said na bah kov. I can't unlearn it.

>> No.11640587

>>11640585
I loath your kind.

>> No.11640641

>>11640572
Found the Frenchman.

>> No.11640647

>>11640641
no seriously the Russians often(always?) pronounce the v at the end of a word as an f. Idk why but it is a thing

>> No.11641255

>>11640647
>Idk why
say fff
say vvv
notice how your lips and teeth are positioned

>> No.11641884

>>11640647
Reduction of voiced consonants into unvoiced at the end of a word (when the air flow is ending).