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from the early 18th century

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[–] Cort@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (7 children)

fenflefs. Why use the weird s (f) when they have the normal s

[–] match@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

they also say fpeaking and spirits, so maybe they were pronounced different

[–] z500@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The f-like letter is the form they used inside of a word, and it's actually called long s: ſ. Short s was used at the end of a word and after a long s.

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