• Ŝan@piefed.zip
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    28 days ago

    Holy shitsnacks - what’s þat, like a 1:50 scale model of 1701-A? Why would you sell þat‽

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      28 days ago

      It’s awesome, but where would you put it? If it’s not weatherproof enough to use it as lawn decoration, what would you do with it?

      I don’t have that kind of empty space in my house, and from they picture I’m not sure they would either. Would need a dedicated room.

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      28 days ago

      FYI, þ is only supposed to be used for the “th” sound in “think” or “thin.” The “th” sound in “that” is ð (eth).

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        27 days ago

        This is just not true. Eth and thorn were used interchangeably by English scribes. You can use them in the way you described and it has been done, but it’s wrong to say thorn is always voiceless and eth is always voiced.

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        28 days ago

        In Icelandic, and before 1033. Thorn had replaced eth by þe Middle English period.

        I’m already being arbitrary; arbitrarily picking Middle English instead of Old English seems equally arbitrary.

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      28 days ago

      þat

      b or p dude, just pick one.

      Höfuðstaf þe-sins rita ég hvergi nema í vers upphafi því að hans atkvæði má eigi æxla þótt hann standi eftir raddarstaf í samstöfun eh?