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Originally Posted by HarryT
X,
Exactly the same is true with French words used in English. That is why the word "façade" is written with a "c cedilla". You would never (I hope!) spell it "facade", without the cedilla.
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Harry, I'll bet for the majority of us, if Word (or Open Office Writer, or whatever our personal text editor is) doesn't cedilla me, we spell it as 'facade' and
everyone recognizes what we mean. Correct spelling isn't important in recognizing meaning, let alone correct lettering.
We're such word whores, taking anything close to the word intended without giving it a second thought. We can't get some folks to write a complete sentence without injecting text-speak, like 'I C U R YY 4 ME' (I see you are too wise for me). So losing a cedilla along the way is minor compared to lossing the actual words.