• Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Damn Chinese Communists, reforming writing for their nefarious purpose of...

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    ... making the language easier to read for everyone.

    • StLangoustine [any]
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      3 years ago

      After the October revolution there was also a reform of Russian orthography with the intent of simplification. Needless to say the conservatives were extremely salty. The white emigre continued publishing shit using the old rules until the mid seventies.