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    37 months ago

    Germans use ČS for “Tschechoslowakei”. Yes, really − not only is Č not in the word, it’s also not in the German alphabet.

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      37 months ago

      not only is Č not in the word, it’s also not in the German alphabet.

      Well, it could be… suppose the German alphabet decided it needed Lebensraum and decided to annex the Sudeten alphabet.

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        17 months ago

        Akshully, the Sudeten annexed in 1938 were specifically chosen as German-speaking regions