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Old 09-02-2009, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Moog View Post
You know, to a Russian it seems kind of weird to hear IL-2 pronounced like in I'll-2. In Russian it sounds like Eel-2. )
Right, that's because the plane was designed by Ilyushin... correct? It can't be pronounced I'll-e-ooshun... it must be eel-e-ooshun. Like my phoenetics? LOL.

I think people pronounce it I'll due to the two letter abbreviation.

I think this is the most confusing post I've ever made, but it makes sense to me. Either way, the board will crash shortly due to an excessive amount of
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