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Interestingly, this is the opposite as what happened in Spanish [1] We had two extra letters, CH and LL that were just ligatures, so we dropped them and everyo

Interestingly, this is the opposite as what happened in Spanish [1] We had two extra letters, CH and LL that were just ligatures, so we dropped them and everyone is better off. [1] http://www.rae.es/consultas/exclusion-de-ch-y-ll-del-abecedario http://www.rae.es/consultas/exclusion-de-ch-y-ll-del-abeceda...

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yellowapple 9y ago
Well damn. Now I have to learn myself a new alphabet song.
kuschku 9y ago
In German, ßẞ is not just a ligature. Since the recent orthographic reforms, ßẞ means a very specific sound that’s separate from s, and from ss.
- 1maginary 9y ago
  > ßẞ means a very specific sound that’s separate from s, and from ss Kinda. ⟨ss⟩ and ⟨ß⟩ are both /s/, ⟨s⟩ being /z/ for contrast, but they do affect how you read the preceding vowel.
filmor 9y ago
As other's have written already, ß is not simply a ligature. Since the orthography reform in the nineties it universally indicates that the preceding vowel is lengthened, dropping it would lead to a large amount of homophones. An example is Maße (measures) vs Masse (mass).
- 4ad 9y ago
  What a non-issue.
1maginary 9y ago
>La eliminación de los dígrafos ch y ll del inventario de letras del abecedario no supone, en modo alguno, que desaparezcan del sistema gráfico del español. Important distinction to make. They are still part of written Spanish. To be completely honest I didn't even know they were part of the alphabet before and I wouldn't know how that affects everyday life. The capital Eszett is a new letter that (almost literally) no one used before
- gciruelos 9y ago
  >and I wouldn't know how that affects everyday life. It mostly affected lexicographic order. 'ch' was between 'c' and 'd'. So for example, when 'ch' was a separate letter in the alphabet, 'chico' (little, boy) would come after 'cristal' (crystal) in the dictionary. Now it's the other way round. Something similar happened with 'll'.

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yellowapple 9y ago

Well damn. Now I have to learn myself a new alphabet song.

kuschku 9y ago

In German, ßẞ is not just a ligature. Since the recent orthographic reforms, ßẞ means a very specific sound that’s separate from s, and from ss.

1maginary 9y ago
> ßẞ means a very specific sound that’s separate from s, and from ss Kinda. ⟨ss⟩ and ⟨ß⟩ are both /s/, ⟨s⟩ being /z/ for contrast, but they do affect how you read the preceding vowel.

filmor 9y ago

As other's have written already, ß is not simply a ligature. Since the orthography reform in the nineties it universally indicates that the preceding vowel is lengthened, dropping it would lead to a large amount of homophones. An example is Maße (measures) vs Masse (mass).

4ad 9y ago
What a non-issue.

1maginary 9y ago

>La eliminación de los dígrafos ch y ll del inventario de letras del abecedario no supone, en modo alguno, que desaparezcan del sistema gráfico del español. Important distinction to make. They are still part of written Spanish. To be completely honest I didn't even know they were part of the alphabet before and I wouldn't know how that affects everyday life. The capital Eszett is a new letter that (almost literally) no one used before

gciruelos 9y ago
>and I wouldn't know how that affects everyday life. It mostly affected lexicographic order. 'ch' was between 'c' and 'd'. So for example, when 'ch' was a separate letter in the alphabet, 'chico' (little, boy) would come after 'cristal' (crystal) in the dictionary. Now it's the other way round. Something similar happened with 'll'.