[mova] G and H - Slavorum says no difference

[I Bell]

Greetings Mova group - (do we still exist ?)  -
         Below, my recent correspondence with a friend.  If anyone 
has any comments re G and H , I'd be interested to hear  .... do 
Ukrainians in Ukraine really see no difference ...
                         Thanks,
                                 Irena

>Envelope-to: ib at magma.ca
>The second "fact" about Ukrainians listed in this article surprised me.
><http://www.slavorum.org/interesting-facts-about-the-ukrainian-language-you-may-want-to-know/>http://www.slavorum.org/interesting-facts-about-the-ukrainian-language-you-may-want-to-know/ 
>
>I am absolutely certain that I can hear a distinct difference 
>between G and H, and could from day one.
>P....

Hi P..... -
         I can easily tell the difference too !    I think Russian 
has been so implanted in Ukrainian heads, that they may really not 
tell the difference, as there is no H in Russian.
         I remember that in Russian they talked and wrote of Golivud 
and Gitler  ... then they realized they'd better use the KH sound - 
KHolivud and KHitler, which was a bit better .... but still not great ...
         Ukrainians bought into it to such an extent that Gov Gen 
Hnatyshyn was welcomed in Ukraine with also English signs  - Gnatishin !
         I'm not on Facebook, so couldn't post a comment on the 
Slavorum site ...
                                 Irena