This Polish phonetic map from the Cold War is amazing and totally spot on
Love this Polish phonetic map from "The Red Atlas". For Warsaw Pact troops seeking to blend in as they occupy 'Saufend' & 'Landen' pic.twitter.com/Zg3KjC5CGu
— Alex White (@AlexWhite1812) October 26, 2017
We could spend ages going through this (we already have) and there are lots we still haven’t got. Here’s what people are saying about it.
I can't decide on my favourite, but Byszeps-Stofed is definitely up there.
— Darth Crooks (@lionel_bitchie) October 27, 2017
As a native i'm very fond of RAMFED.
— Andrew Ellis (@Ellis_Samizdat) October 27, 2017
Oh come on Hejstynz is an utter triumph!
— Miranda Yaaaaaaaargh (@TerrorizerMir) October 26, 2017
Fascinating, thanks for sharing. Puzzled by the rendering of the leading W as L (eg Wadhurst = Lodhest, Wells = Lelz). Any idea why?
— John Delaney (@john_p_d) October 27, 2017
Polish has two forms of L – a 'clear' L that sounds like English L and 'dark' Ł pronounced as W – obvs printer had run out of the dark Łs
— Roger McCarthy (@RF_McCarthy) October 27, 2017
"It's Landen init"
— Gary A Ashley (@garyashley5) October 26, 2017
saufend @eldritchvix
— Garrrrghy (@Gazamatazz) October 26, 2017
Where is it from? It’s genius!
— Dominix⚖️ (@dominix81) October 26, 2017
Book called The Red Atlas, about Soviet military maps. Excellent for map geeks
— Alex White (@AlexWhite1812) October 26, 2017
