# Spanish to Lose a Couple of Letters

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-to-lose-a-couple-of-letters/562512>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 1, 2010, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-to-lose-a-couple-of-letters/562512 "2010-12-01T05:27:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-to-lose-a-couple-of-letters/562512/41 "2010-12-05T15:20:17Z")

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Dunno… while using “k” more is something I’d like to see, the change you propose alters how my favorite curse word would look like… And that is something near and dear to me! 😉

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**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-to-lose-a-couple-of-letters/562512/42 "2010-12-06T12:28:04Z")

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It’s worse for me, getting rid of the C changes _my_ name! And I hate people who (mis)spell it with a K, but I’ll be grandfathered in, so I get to keep the C.

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**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-to-lose-a-couple-of-letters/562512/43 "2010-12-06T17:27:31Z")

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Wait… I understand people misspelling my name with a C… how come they misspell yours with a K?

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