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LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Unrelated, but genuine curiosity - Why the usage of the thorn rather than spelling the word “the” out? Ain’t bothered by it or nothin’, just interesting to see out in the wild online!

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KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
They’re just trying to be quirky.

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PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Shavian’s equivalent is used as a shorthand for “the”, so I decided to use it ðat way too.

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- LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Just for gits 'n shiggles or something along the lines?
  
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  - PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Ya basically
    
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nokturne213@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
That is not the thorn. Þ is the thorn.

ð is eth.

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- LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Corrected, thanks.
  
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