• four@lemmy.zip
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    6 days 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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      6 days 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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        6 days 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