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The goal was to use only basic latin letters. But even then - many Slavic languages use or used z for this purpose, none uses x. So why make it arfitically less
by ajuc 5y ago
The goal was to use only basic latin letters. But even then - many Slavic languages use or used z for this purpose, none uses x. So why make it arfitically less understandeable? It's not Cxechia it's Czechia.
- singularity2001 5y agowhy not sh, ch and zh then?
- ajuc 5y agoSlavs don't use these AFAIK but that would also be preferable to sx etc.
- political12345 5y agoBulgarians use those when transliterating bulgarian in thr latin alphabet
- smcl 5y agoIn some slavic languages "sh" and "ch" already exist. In fact in Czech "ch" is considered a single letter
- snidane 5y agoHistorical baggage. The 'c' doesn't contribute to the sound of the czech 'ch' (russian 'x'), unless you read the 'c' as an english 'k'. Kh as in Kharkiv makes more sense.