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The Inverted 'R' Controversy

Backasswards R

In several versions of Tetris, the 'R' is seen as inverted (above). One person has therefore arrived at the conclusion that, since the inverted R is pronounced as 'y' in Russian, the word 'Tetris' should be pronounced 'Tet-YICE'.

Tet-YICE

Regardless of his stunning claim, most Americans still ignorantly pronounce the word according to the English standards.





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Brian Kobashikawa
Last updated: 3 April 1998