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Post by jolene on Jan 27, 2009 23:58:13 GMT -5
I was just wondering why Marit and Dinara's surnames are actually different with Dinara's Having the A after it can someone tell me why please 
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Post by katina on Jan 28, 2009 4:41:05 GMT -5
it's just the way russian female surnames are "safina" is the feminine form of "safin" also Yuri Sharapov (Maria's father) Maria Sharapova
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Post by dinarafan91 on Jan 28, 2009 5:38:28 GMT -5
When i first heard it, i thought she was like married with almost the same surname as her maiden name lol! But that was ages ago. The adding the 'a' thing is so confusing sometimes with pronounciations. I always thought it was Safin-a but everyone on the TV was saying Safeena so i changed to that, and than i heard that Dinara actually stated its 'Safin-a' so than i had to change my pronounciation, again! LOL
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Post by Russian Girl on Jan 28, 2009 6:30:13 GMT -5
Actually stress on first A.. so S_A_fina instead of Saf_I_na as i always hear on TV. I don't know why everybody pronounce it like Saf_I_na But there is no such change about Marat - he is S_A_fin verywhere |
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Post by ROSIE on Jan 28, 2009 19:20:29 GMT -5
I have noticed commentators at the Australian open have been pronouncing her name correctly for the first time.
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