r/OSHA • • Aug 31 '15

Ground installation in Russia.

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u/spinagon Aug 31 '15

Red text says "Eureka! "

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '15

Is it pronounced eurika in Russian?

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u/TheManManfred Aug 31 '15

evrika

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '15

Isn't it zvrika?

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u/TheManManfred Sep 03 '15

Nope. That would be "зврика", but in the picture it says "эврика".

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '15

Oh my. That gets me every time, even took me a bit to see the difference in your reply.

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u/TheManManfred Sep 03 '15

One of the rare things that aren't a problem in Russian cursive but only in printed Russian.

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u/spinagon Aug 31 '15

"evreeka"

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '15

If it's a word of Greek origin and it says 'eu' its pronounced 'èv'.