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[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well it's spelled correctly in Portuguese at least.

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Portuguese really likes dropping C's doesn't it

[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Everybody most hated letter. It doesn't make anysense.

CA sounds like KA CE sounds like SE CI sounds like SI CO sounds like KO CU sounds like KU

[–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 3 points 2 months ago

In german ck is just k or kk, ch sound like something stuck in throat or hiss, sch is sh.

Only reason need c to make harsh sound.

[–] bricklove@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It wasn't always this weird but C spent too much time hanging out with E and I and they started to influence C. "Ke" and "ki" became "kye" and "kyi" and eventually "che" and "chi" then in some places it turned to "she" and "shi" then "se" and "si". Now we even have "the" and "thi" in some Spanish dialects.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

There was an international agreement in the 1970s about that. I imagine Portugal didn't like any bit of it.