• Swedneck
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    26 days ago

    shoutout for using thorn and eth, but man using just eth as a short for “the” took me a couple seconds to figure out.

    • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.ee
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      26 days ago

      It’s borrowed from Shavian’s idea of short handing certain grammar words. Were I a bolder man I’d be doing ð same for for, but, and, not, so, to, and oðers, along wið a host of orþographic reforms.