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raftman · October 1, 2012, 12:22 AM

Incidentally, for a nitpicky rant, "1954R" doesn't really make any sense.

The receiver cover will say something like "1954г" so sometimes people will just substitute the Russian letter "г" for the English "r" just because they look alike. So I guess that's ok.

It should be noted however that the Russian "г" makes the "g" sound as in the word get. The "г" in "1954г" stands for "год" which means "year."

Using the upper case "R" makes no sense because it doesn't either look or sound like what's on the receiver cover!

October 1, 2012, 12:22 AM	#12
raftman Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,890	Incidentally, for a nitpicky rant, "1954R" doesn't really make any sense. The receiver cover will say something like "1954г" so sometimes people will just substitute the Russian letter "г" for the English "r" just because they look alike. So I guess that's ok. It should be noted however that the Russian "г" makes the "g" sound as in the word get. The "г" in "1954г" stands for "год" which means "year." Using the upper case "R" makes no sense because it doesn't either look or sound like what's on the receiver cover! __________________ "My momma, she done told me, there's heart and then there's hate If one of 'em's inside of you, the other one, it aint."