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Acrylic-bob · 29-11-2005, 18:04

Interesting word, "Tsar". It is a transliteration of the russian word and can also be spelt "Czar" (though this is more common in Germany and Eastern Europe) and is a corruption of the latin "Caesar" which, as we all know, is not actually pronounced see-zer but K-eye-zar. Yes, that's right, "Kaiser"! The same title the German and Austrian Emperors adopted. Puts a bit of a new slant on the origins of WW1 dont you think.

29-11-2005, 18:04	#10
Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2473	Re: The most PC job ever Interesting word, "Tsar". It is a transliteration of the russian word and can also be spelt "Czar" (though this is more common in Germany and Eastern Europe) and is a corruption of the latin "Caesar" which, as we all know, is not actually pronounced see-zer but K-eye-zar. Yes, that's right, "Kaiser"! The same title the German and Austrian Emperors adopted. Puts a bit of a new slant on the origins of WW1 dont you think. __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe Last edited by Acrylic-bob; 29-11-2005 at 18:07.