• nesc@lemmy.cafe
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    1 day ago

    They could have just made sh, zh and ch sounds single symbol like other slavic languages that use latin alphabet.

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      23 hours ago

      We do have some of that though! But to make it harder, sometimes there’s both: ż and rz make the same sound, but some words use one and some use the other, to keep you on your toes

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        22 hours ago

        Is there any impact on reading speed due to this? Polish isn’t the worst possible slavic latin script I’ve seen by far. 🙃

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          17 hours ago

          I don’t think it makes any difference. I feel like most of the time the words are different enough that you can tell them apart at a glance. Though if you’re texting with someone and they don’t use polish symbols (e.g. they use z instead of ż), sometimes you need to put extra effort to comprehend what they meant