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Re:Pëtr Kropotkin and Mutual Aid by Andrew_nenakhov on Thursday December 22, 2022 @04:24AM (#34091433)
You'll hardly achieve anything by it, besides really breaking spellchecking software.
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Re:Pëtr Kropotkin and Mutual Aid by iakov on Thursday December 22, 2022 @07:42AM (#34092723)
And annoying the language speakers. Pёtr is painful to read. Peter, Pyotr, Peter, Пётр, pick any, but don't mix and match please!
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Re:Pëtr Kropotkin and Mutual Aid by 082349872349872 on Thursday December 22, 2022 @08:09AM (#34092856)
What about the other way? Would it be legit to transliterate the english nickname Pete as Пить?

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Re:Pëtr Kropotkin and Mutual Aid by iakov on Thursday December 22, 2022 @09:35AM (#34093632)
That is how it is done when translating literature, right? Pete becomes Пит - just like you are pronouncing Pete.
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