I still like to spell Dostoyevsky with a y. Is this acceptable? It can also be Dostoevsky.
duh-stuh-yef-skyee
Dosto - normal, like it's written
ev - it's yev(like yes),
ski - it should be pronounced like skiy, more like long iiiiiiii at the end
Dostoevsky
Dostoyevsky
Dostoevski(i)
Dostoyevski(i)
Dostoejewski(i)
(I'm reading Demons [the possessed] after 1AM)
I'm pretty sure Maughan said that he studies the Russian language, and I think he confirmed that I had been spelling Dostoyevsky in an acceptable manner. I often see it spelled the other way: Dostoevsky. Damn, it's times like these I could use a stiff drink.
But, no, I am ok. Back to the math ...
Maybe it's Dostoevski.