• bluGill@fedia.io
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    12 hours ago

    Even that changes. My surname is what it is because English doesn’t have the same accents of the old German script (which isn’t used in Germany anymore), and so the spelling changed. Then over time how we pronounce it has changed to match the spelling.

    • Mac@mander.xyz
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      7 hours ago

      Mine also changed a few generations ago. Not drastically, but still.