Comment on Why are people using the "þ" character?

sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• davidagain@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  All this hate for a little quirky difference!

  You’re supposed to grow out of hating people for being different when you’re in school, and if you never reach that level of tolerance/maturity, join the Republican party.

  There are people in this thread acting like homophobic boomers freaking out over boys having long hair: “I’VE TOLD YOU IT’S WRONG AND YET YOU PERSIST. YOU’RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE ME ANGRY. WHY DO YOU INSIST ON MAKING ME ANGRY?” Er, we were just having fun.

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• Soggy@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  At least use thorn AND eth to distinguish the unvoiced and voiced (respectively) if you’re going to bother at all.

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  • sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Unvoiced and voiced? Which of my uses is which here?

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    • davidagain@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Voiced is like the th in the, unvoiced is like the th in thin.

      Unvoiced sounds the same whispered, whereas voiced loses its buzz when you whisper.

      Voiced:
      that then with the then this breathe bother those though

      Unvoiced:
      thin thanks width breath both youth pithy smith thatch thought throughout thorough

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      • notfromhere@lemmy.ml ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        How can I subscribe for more language nuance explanations?

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      • sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Thats really cool thank you

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      • Bluewing@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Why is it that the Dutch press operators that Caxton hired to run his printing presses, seldom catch any blame for the spelling changes they made to English? The one I always remember is Ghost. Those Dutch press operators decided that Gost should look more like the the Dutch word Gheest. So Ghost got it’s “h”. As did ghoul because you wouldn’t that to be too different…And other words got the same treatments. Thankfully many of the changes didn’t stick but enough have.

        If only the printing press hadn’t been introduced to English until after the Great Vowel Shift was over, spelling and spoken would be much closer aligned.

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    • Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It “should” be:

      Honestly ðis þread makes me sad. Can’t a fella be a li’l quirky in peace?

      Historically, the þorn was often used for boþ as well ðough, and it’s definitely tricky for modern Eŋlish speakers to distiŋuish.

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    • v4ld1z@lemmy.zip ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      To tell which sounds are voiced or voiceless, put a finger or two on your larynx and look for the vibration. /th/ as in “thread” is voiceless - no vibration - whereas /th/ in “the” is voiced - vibration

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    • Aqarius@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I believe first is voiced, second isn’t. IIRC rule of thumb is voiced makes a D, unvoiced makes a T, so, “dis tread”.

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      • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Voiced is the buzzy Th. Unvoiced is the hissy Th.

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