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It’s because they’re different words from different languages. Arkansas is a French pronunciation of an Illinois word, whereas Kansas is an English (I think) pronunciation of a Sioux word.
Normal languages have reading rules that do not depend on where word comes from, especially if they are written identical.
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Normal languages have reading rules that do not depend on where word comes from, especially if they are written identical.
Using place names, especially those that are not the language you’re criticizing, are a poor example for criticizing a language. The historical context of those names are important to why they’re called the way they are because they’re explicitly not from the language you’re criticizing.
 
Using place names, especially those that are not the language you’re criticizing, are a poor example for criticizing a language. The historical context of those names are important to why they’re called the way they are because they’re explicitly not from the language you’re criticizing.
Мужик, даже у французского есть правила. Ты заимствуешь слова, ты читаешь их по правилам своего языка, а не вклеиваешь как есть.
 
Мужик, даже у французского есть правила. Ты заимствуешь слова, ты читаешь их по правилам своего языка, а не вклеиваешь как есть.
Look, motherfucker, you can't just have an alcohol induced seizure and claim the retarded blood gurgling noises you make are a fucking language.

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