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    Note that the German 'u' is only ever used as an abbreviation in written language, as und can be pronounced just as easily. Commented Dec 6, 2016 at 9:30
  • @OliverMason All right, I don't know as much about German but in English one often finds it easier to say an' instead of and, as in rock'n'roll. So in that language there seems to be space for making not only the written form but the pronunciation as well shorter. Commented Dec 8, 2016 at 1:02
  • I think the difference is that it's a consonant /n/ in English, and a vowel /U/ in German: in the latter you pretty much have to add a glottal stop before pronouncing the next word, whereas in English the /n/ can just glide straight into the next word. But, as I said, it is widely used in written abbreviations. Commented Dec 8, 2016 at 9:27