Westoids have suddenly started saying /kiv/, which alone makes me want to say /kiːɛv/, like my parents always said.

Neither is even the endonym, which is more like /kɪjiu̯/

  • Dolores [love/loves]@hexbear.net
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    4 months ago

    the funny thing about the liberal signaling with new spelling/pronunciation is supposed to somehow be a dig against russians but they never pronounced it that way? or spelled it that way. the new western keeev puts them closer to the same page as russians