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This article says that C and K share a tap code, whereas the linked article for the Polybius square says that I and J share a tap code. Which is correct? [[Special:Contributions/2603:9001:6B00:3337:A97B:3A20:C46F:4E12|2603:9001:6B00:3337:A97B:3A20:C46F:4E12]] ([[User talk:2603:9001:6B00:3337:A97B:3A20:C46F:4E12|talk]]) 04:33, 14 August 2025 (UTC)
:The Polybius square article doesn't seem to give a clear source for I/J, but the PBS source in this one confirms C/K as being in use during the Vietnam war:{{tqb|One of the famous, yet inelegant, usages of the letter "c" for "k" was in the transmission "Joan Baez Succs," which POWs sent around the camp after the American anti-war activist's songs were played over the camp's public address system.}}
:To speculate, I'd guess that both are correct and there's been a historical shift. The letter J [[J#History|started as a variant of I]] in the 16th century, so somebody using a Polybius square closer to that time would have seen it as fairly natural to merge those two letters. To a 1970s Vietnam POW, though, merging the soundalike Cs and Ks would be more intuitive - especially in a context where the message isn't being written down. [[User:Belbury|Belbury]] ([[User talk:Belbury|talk]]) 10:43, 14 August 2025 (UTC)
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