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> The Anglicization is mos-cow. It's not. The anglicization is MOS-koh. MOS-kau is American. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow https://en.m.wikipedia.org

> The Anglicization is mos-cow. It's not. The anglicization is MOS-koh. MOS-kau is American. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow

forgingahead 3y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPdn9_h2dCY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPdn9_h2dCY
- smcl 3y ago
  If this song is the reason Americans use "mos-cow" I am 100% here for it and will back any campaign to change the British pronunciation to match :)
  - n1b0m 3y ago
    The original Power Rangers lol
Y_Y 3y ago
It's also German ("Moskau") which I assume is where the American pronunciation comes from.