A magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 8:18 pm on Thursday was centered about 30 miles northwest of Ninilchik, or about 41 miles west of Kenai, and was 73 miles deep. It was felt across the Kenai, Mat-Su, and Anchorage as a brief shake and a few-second roll.
No immediate damage was reported and no tsunami alert was issued.
Just a small couple of jolts out here in kasilof.
Felt here near Kincaid Park.just a little bump
Correct Russian pronunciation per my Grandmother: “Castle off!” She couldn’t stand bad mispronunciation of Russian names. Just so you know.
Imagine being Polish (as I am) and hearing what people do to “Kosciusko” or “Przewalski” or “Wosnesenski”!
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PS: The word “spruce” came into English from the Polish language — literally, “z Prus”, meaning “from Prussia”.
Thanks for that. Not only am I a grammar nazi, when it comes to myself, I also love knowing how to pronounce words correctly. Thank you! 🙂
As do I, DSL!
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Now, if we could only get the majority of Alaskans to learn how to pronounce the name “Denali” correctly.
Easy: “McKinley”