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😳The words миллион [mi-li-on] (million) and миллиард [mi-li-ard] (billion) can now be pronounced as [мильон]=[mil'-yon] and [мильярд]=[mil'-yard]. 🔻These two permissible variants have been approved by the Vinogradov Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 🔻The changes are documented in the dictionary on the institute's website. 🔻They also apply to derived words, including from миллионный [mi-li-on-nyj] to [мильонный]=[mil'onnyy] (the millionth), and миллиардный [mi-li-ard-nyj] to [мильярдный]=[mil'-yard-nyj]. 🔻Previously, the institute's experts stated that the stress in the word звонит [zva-nit] (he/she rings/calls) would shift to the first syllable. ▶️More details about Звонит What is this world coming to... #news #pronunciation 😎RCR | Support | Boost