Why do we spell Brazil with a Z?

[OfTheCross]

shyt would sound exactly the same with an S, which is the way it's spelled in Portuguese...

It seems like an unnecessary change

 

[MikeyC]

Anglicization.

Same reason why we say Munich instead of Munchen
Rome instead of Roma
Cologne instead of Klon
Moscow instead of Moskva
etc

 

[Denzel_Saucegton]

 

[Collateral]

Cause we Muricans and we change pronunciations how ever we see fit because the universe revolves around mother Murica

 

[NotAnFBIagent]

Why do we spell arkansas with an s

 

[OfTheCross]

Anglicization.

Same reason why we say Munich instead of Munchen
Rome instead of Roma
Cologne instead of Klon
Moscow instead of Moskva
etc

I dig that it's a different language but the enunciation is the same. Why not just spell it the same?

Imagine the word "no" in Spanish being spelled "Noh" in English

If the shyt sounds the same they should just keep it the same

 

[Sauce Dab]

Why do we spell America with a 'C' when you can use a 'K'?

 

[lowkey0z]

Why do we spell America with a 'C' when you can use 3 'K's?

fixed

 

[You_Ugly_on_Skype]

 

[Sauce Dab]

fixed

I knew somebody was going to do it

 

[The Coochie Assassin]

never understood this....somebody break the science down

 

[George's Dilemma]

 

[mortuus est]

 

[OfTheCross]

...

 

[dennis roadman]

shyt would sound exactly the same with an S, which is the way it's spelled in Portuguese...

It seems like an unnecessary change

When an 's' is between two vowels it's pronounced like a z in Portuguese