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The purpose of the article is to show practical realization of the rules of the transcription of foreign proper names in modern Serbian. The authoress intend not only to illustrate rules which apply to transcription with appropriate examples but also to demonstrate how often and common the mistakes and inconsistency in adaptation of phonetic spelling's rules are. The paper presents results of research based on articles with political, socio-cultural and sports topics published in Serbian newspapers (Online Editions) from 2002 to 2009.