Nikita's name?

[bubbrubbhoya]

Check out the third picture in the slideshow in this article:
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/17/AR2008111703291.html

What's the deal with the spelling of Nikita's name on his uniform? I thought it was Mescheriakov, not Meshcharakou. The caption says the former. Perhaps this is some sort of Russian mixup? Anyone care to clear this up?

[DrumsGoBang]

In Soviet Russia, name spells you.

[bmartin]

His brother's name at GW: Yegor Mescheriakov
Spelling of his brother's name in Europe: Yahor Meshcharakou
www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/news/interviews/i/24982/460/ulebcup-com-interview-yahor-meshcharakou-azovmash-mariupol

[DFW HOYA]

It's Russian for "Venson".

[hoyasexy]

Nov 19, 2008 9:50:57 GMT -5 DFW HOYA said:

It's Russian for "Venson".

Damn you DFW. How am I going to clean all that coffee off my computer screen and keyboard?

Very well done.

[strummer8526]

It's Russian for "Who gets called for carrying anymore?"

[HoyaChris]

Nov 19, 2008 9:50:57 GMT -5 DFW HOYA said:

It's Russian for "Venson".

Leading nominee for most subtle but most hilarious line ever on HoyaTalk.

[DFW HOYA]

Nov 19, 2008 9:58:33 GMT -5 hoyasexy said:

Damn you DFW. How am I going to clean all that coffee off my computer screen and keyboard? Very well done.

Thanks--it just jumped off the screen when I saw it.

I'll post the link on the site this evening.

[SDHoya]

Mescheriakov is his name in Russian. Meshcharakou is his name in Belorussian. Its the same kind of thing with Wladimir Klitschko (Russian) and his Ukranian name which is Volodymyr Klychko.

[atlasfrysmith]

Any time you're rendering a language with non-Roman script into Roman letters, you'll have issues with sounds that don't have clear equivalents in our 26-letter alphabet. So there will be variations in the transliteration. The only "correct" way to spell Nikita's name is (I'm guessing here) [edit: OK so it doesn't display Cyrillic properly. So much for my educational post...]

[saxamaphone]

Shouldn't this thread be on the FLL/Linguistics board?

[RusskyHoya]

SDHoya nails it - differences between Russian and Belorussian. That also explains the deal with his brother and Yegor vs. Yahor.

[lichoya68]

THIS LANGUAGE DISCUSSION IS BEYOND ME BUT I DONT GET AT ALL THE SUBTLE REFERENCE TO VENSEN WHAT THE HECK IS THAT DFW GO HOYAS

[Nevada Hoya]

Nov 19, 2008 19:17:27 GMT -5 lichoya68 said:

THIS LANGUAGE DISCUSSION IS BEYOND ME BUT I DONT GET AT ALL THE SUBTLE REFERENCE TO VENSEN WHAT THE HECK IS THAT DFW GO HOYAS

Lic, an English language discussion is beyond you. Just kidding. ;D

[lichoya68]

but what the freak is vensen or venson or what or who evre come on let me in on it and nevada you dissin my anlish be careful YUP BE CAREFUL DUDE OK ? HI BY THE WAY TOOOO

[bubbrubbhoya]

Yeah, I'm with lic here...what is with Venson? Also, why can't Georgetown get one spelling of Nikita's name out there and make sure that everyone uses it? Seems that Meshcharakou would be most appropriate, and it comes with the added benefit of getting dirty Russky influence off of our basketball team--gotta preserve those precious bodily fluids!

[FHillsNYHoya]

Bubbrubb -

Michael Tate was HS Class of 89 recruit that was our most heralded recruit the year after 'Zo came in. After freshman year I believe, last name became Venson (he may have even hyphenated it as Tate-Venson for a bit. Transferred after soph year I believe - totally working off memory though, so Hoya hoop history scholars should correct me if I'm wrong.

[jgalt]

I totally have been reading "Venson" as Venison and thought you guys were referring to how Nikita looked like a deer in the headlights during the game. wow i was off