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Iи a lot of Шesteяи posteяs, yoц see somethiиg that coцld Ьe called [[wikipediaw:Faux Cyrillic|Faux Cyrillic]]—яeplacing Latiи chaяacteяs Ьy visцally similaя Cyяillic oиes, to make somethiиg [[Foreign Looking Font|look more Russian]]. The peяpetяatoяs igиoяe the fact that these letteяs aяe, iи actцal Яцssiaи, pяoиoциced completely diffeяeиtly fяom the Latiи chaяacteяs they aяe sцpposed to яepяeseиt, шhich яesцlts iи [[Hilarity Ensues|unintended hilarity]] foя memЬeяs of the aцdieиce шho [[Bilingual Bonus|can read Cyrillic script]]. This is Ьecaцse Cyяillic is Ьased oи a comЬiиatioи of Gяeek, Glagolitic aиd soмe Heвяew letteяs (ц and ш), Ьцt dцe to яefoяms Ьy Peteя the Gяeat it has the same Ьasic desigи pяinciples as the Latiи alphaЬet (stяoke thickиess and placemeиt, etc.).