196

16563 readers

1849 users here now

Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.

Rule: You must post before you leave.

^other^ ^rules^

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

220

Pronoun rants are age-old (rule) (files.mastodon.online)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

32 comments fedilink hide all child comments

from the early 18th century

h/t to @[email protected]

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 5 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.