Bogdan Giusca wrote:
Sunday, September 17, 2006, 5:35:39 PM, freakofnurture wrote:
f> Use the spelling most frequently used by english speakers, regardless of f> local politics, and even if the spelling itself is of non-english origin.
The English speakers usually never even heard of such village. Romanian/Moldovan sources in English use Malaiesti, while Russian/Transnistrian sources in English use Malayeshty. :-)
You may be jumping to conclusions. To paraphrase Lazlow, "English" is a big place. But here's a loaded question, which sources are considered more authoritative by english-speaking researchers?
--f.o.n.