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    Default Re: Cs, Ks, Ss, and Us, Vs

    Quote Originally Posted by athanaric View Post
    Vanilla RTW used romanized versions of Greek names like Makedonia. The "c"s in these names can lead English-speaking people to the misconception that they were pronounced with some kind of "s" (like "Masedonia" - ugh ).
    So, is modern day Macedonia actually pronounced Makedonia? This is news to me.

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    Default Re: Cs, Ks, Ss, and Us, Vs

    Quote Originally Posted by spqr_arcani View Post
    So, is modern day Macedonia actually pronounced Makedonia?
    Yes. As far as I understand, the Western European pronounciation with "c" (or in German, "z") is a kind of misnomer. Both the Greek and not-so-Greek Makedonians use the "K" even today.




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