ext_13164 ([identity profile] jordan179.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] fpb 2008-04-25 08:40 am (UTC)

The reason we spell (and pronounce) "Nazis" with a "z", if I understand correctly, is that the German cognate to the English "socialism" is pronounced with a hard rather than soft sibilant. Hence, English "Nashis" would be the exact same acronym.
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