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[@ᎶㄖҜㄩ 乃ㄥ卂匚Ҝ](/forums/generals/topics/tartarus?post_id=5558781#post_5558781)
> Here's something I found interesting: Russia is pronounced "rush-uh," but there's no "h" in Russia. What's up with that?

Russia is pronounced /'ɹʌʃə/, the -ia suffix is very sofmetimens pronounced this way (Croatia /kɹoʊ'eɪʃə/, Asia /ˈeɪʒə/, etc.) and this isn't unusual for it to not be repesented with an H. in English, the glottal fricative /h/ isn't even allowed within syllable codas (except in some Irish dialects).