# Magnetic letters in countries with different alphabets

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnetic-letters-in-countries-with-different-alphabets/578490>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 15, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnetic-letters-in-countries-with-different-alphabets/578490 "2011-04-15T15:14:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnetic-letters-in-countries-with-different-alphabets/578490/21 "2011-05-09T17:01:41Z")

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The Spanish versions I’ve seen don’t have the diacritic marks for vowels but do have Ñ: this makes sense from our point of view, because while “Ñ” is a different letter, “Á” or “Ü” are not.

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**Author:** ![\_mostly\_Harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/9d8465/32.png) [@\_mostly\_Harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_mostly_Harmless)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnetic-letters-in-countries-with-different-alphabets/578490/22 "2011-05-09T19:56:17Z")

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> [@Johnny\_Angel](#):
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> I have a set of refrigerator magnets with the IPA alphabet.

I want that sooooooo bad!

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnetic-letters-in-countries-with-different-alphabets/578490/23 "2011-05-09T20:36:32Z")

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Don’t forget [Braille](http://www.amazon.com/Master-Magnetics-07003-Disc-Magnet/dp/B000BQ7SGC/ref=pd_cp_hi_2).

(Actually, they really do have that [sort of thing](http://www.braillebookstore.com/view.php?T=Braille+Magnetic+Letters).)

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**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnetic-letters-in-countries-with-different-alphabets/578490/24 "2011-05-09T20:48:50Z")

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I’ve seen these in Russia as well. Maybe that’s what I needed to learn the language.

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnetic-letters-in-countries-with-different-alphabets/578490/25 "2011-05-09T21:09:00Z")

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> [@Koxinga](#):
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> ETA ETA: 中華民國萬歲!

“Long Live the Republic of China”, apparently.

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