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I agree, but I think the author does too. As far as I see, there is no claim that we should reproduce the long s as such in quotations where it’s not at issue.
by celoyd 16y ago
I agree, but I think the author does too. As far as I see, there is no claim that we should reproduce the long s as such in quotations where it’s not at issue. It’s only presented as a matter of historical interest.
(Before this, I had thought that in certain times and places it was not used at the end of syllables, which would have carried information in the same way that hyphenation does.)
- dfranke 16y agoAs far as I see, there is no claim that we should reproduce the long s as such in quotations where it’s not at issue. He not merely claimed, but did, exactly that in the article linked from the first sentence.
- celoyd 16y agoGiven that the blog is about fetishizing the look and feel of old writing and inscription, I’d say it is at issue there.