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=== Reading Old Texts ===
=== Reading Old Texts ===


Spelling rules were not standardized in earlier centuries. In Czech, the following spelling variations are common:  
Spelling rules were not standardized in earlier centuries. In Czech, the following spelling variations are common:  


'''cz''' read as '''c''' or '''č'''
'''cz''' read as '''c''' or '''č'''<br>
'''cž/čz''' read as''' č'''
'''cž/čz''' read as'''č'''<br>
'''rz/rž''' read as '''ř'''
'''rz/rž''' read as '''ř'''<br>
'''ss''' read as '''š'''
'''ss''' read as '''š'''<br>
'''g''' read as '''j'''
'''g''' read as '''j'''<br>
y  
'''y''' read as '''y''' or '''j''' <br>
j  
'''j''' read as '''í'''<br>
v  
'''v''' read as '''u''' (at the beginning of words)<br>
ie  
'''ie''' read as  '''ě'''<br>
au  
'''au''' read as '''ou'''<br>
w
'''w''' read as '''v'''<br>
<br>i, y and j used interchangeably s and z used interchangeably w used for v rz used for ř sz used for š cz used for č
 
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=== Language Aids  ===
=== Language Aids  ===
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