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I've heard that the number four attracts superstition because of its
similarity with the word for death. For example, [yon is used instead of
shi](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/328/how-to-choose-between-
yon-vs-shi-for-4-and-shichi-vs/336#336) in some circumstances, and sometimes
[the number 4, along with some other
numbers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia) is avoided.

Does the Roma-ji letter "C" attract any superstition, as it is usually
pronounced "shi" (for example, CD is pronounced "shi dee")? Or are the
pronunciations different?
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word-choice pronunciation
Does the letter "C" attract any superstition?
Yes, the pronunciation is roughly the same.

No, it doesn't.
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As Dave stated, there is no widely shared superstition arising from the
similarity in pronunciation between “C” and death (死).

Actually their readings are different. Four (四) and death (死) are both し.
Letter C is シー, pronounced as しい.

四 is sometimes pronounced with a prolonged vowel (e.g. when counting numbers),
but its reading is still し, not しい.
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