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>LOL!
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>Here is a new word – how about transbliterate? :)
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>The Polish side of my family has lived in San Francisco since 1849, and the Irish side even longer. Looking at all official documents (census, birth certificates, etc.) is very interesting! Talk about mistakes!
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>Just one small error – there is no letter “v” in Polish, but there is now! Almost every document we have found has the spelling of the last name incorrect and different from each other. The variations of Piotrowski are amazing! The Irish side did not do very well either! :)

Tom,

There're 32 letters in the Russian alphabet and 26 English letters. The potential for "transbliteration" is unimaginable. <g>