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from the early 18th century

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[–] match@pawb.social 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] Masimatutu@mander.xyz 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, they were pronounced exactly the same, but everyone who could write was a nerd

[–] octoperson@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

But it's still fun to read it as if he had a fat lip.

[–] z500@startrek.website 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.