Very interesting.

Post #148,908 by a6l6e6x 3/26/04 11:19:09 PM Reply	Very interesting. Now, I wonder why Chernobyl is not spelled Chornobyl as that would correspond to what's on the signs in Ukrainian/Russian? And, would Chornobyl not mean Blackwhite? Alex "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something." -- last words of Pancho Villa (1877-1923)
Post #148,939 by Booboo 3/27/04 9:24:13 AM Reply	Re: Very interesting. No, it does not. Chernobyl/Chornobyl - comes from black territory/forrest(not sure about the exact definition and source of "byl" - ?).
Post #148,946 by Arkadiy 3/27/04 12:35:46 PM Reply	It's probably transliterated Chernobyl indeed It's spelled Чернобыль in Russian, and Ukrainian spelling you can see on teh signs. I guess you could split it into "Cherno" "byl" which would mean a "black true story", or "black grass" in Russian. It's actually a name of a plant, as the rider mentions in one of her notes. -- Less Is More. In my book, About Face, I introduce over 50 powerful design axioms. This is one of them. --Alan Cooper. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
Post #148,951 by a6l6e6x 3/27/04 1:34:25 PM Reply	Re: Chernobyl (83 KB picture) It's this road sign [image\|http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/image4.3.jpg\|0\|Image\|\|] and the song Ochi Chornia (Dark Eyes with ochi == eyes) that brought up the question. Alex "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something." -- last words of Pancho Villa (1877-1923)

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