Is it Russian or rushin' when they talk about the Russian river?

4 Comments

1. Kat says:

   September 24, 2009 at 5:56 pm

   It really depends.

   "Jack grew up in rural Indiana. As a boy he loved to fish with his brother in the rushing river that ran through their land."

   or

   "Jack yearned for the summer of 1909, in which he had embraced his true love, Lena, on the banks of that magnificent Russian river."
2. jjjjjjjjj says:

   September 24, 2009 at 5:56 pm

   It’s rushing. With a "g".

   It means the the water in the river flows quickly.
3. quackers says:

   September 24, 2009 at 5:56 pm

   Rushing. Unless said river is actually in Russia. Then it might be both
4. punasilva says:

   September 24, 2009 at 5:56 pm

   If your questions is regarding correct pronunciation of the river in Sacramento area named "Russian river", it is pronounced the same way as the word "Russian". Since the river takes its name from the Russian trappers who explored the river in the early 19th century.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_River_(California)