▲ 644 ▼ Thor (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 months ago by A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 40 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 months ago (5 children) Well it's spelled correctly in Portuguese at least. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago (4 children) Portuguese really likes dropping C's doesn't it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 3 points 3 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bricklove@midwest.social 2 points 3 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] marcos@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago There was an international agreement in the 1970s about that. I imagine Portugal didn't like any bit of it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago (4 children) Portuguese really likes dropping C's doesn't it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 3 points 3 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bricklove@midwest.social 2 points 3 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] marcos@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago There was an international agreement in the 1970s about that. I imagine Portugal didn't like any bit of it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 3 points 3 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bricklove@midwest.social 2 points 3 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 3 points 3 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bricklove@midwest.social 2 points 3 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] marcos@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago There was an international agreement in the 1970s about that. I imagine Portugal didn't like any bit of it. permalink fedilink source parent