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My theory is typography killed the long s. It was much more visually distinct in handwriting, in type it just looks like an f without a line.
by veltas 4y ago
My theory is typography killed the long s. It was much more visually distinct in handwriting, in type it just looks like an f without a line.
- p1esk 4y agoMakes sense. Especially the way it looks in handwritten “congreſs”.
- drewzero1 4y agoThe U.S. Declaration of Independence was my first exposure to the long S. (Or should I say my firſt?) I read through that, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights from souvenir reproductions in middle school. I was curious about this letter and kept digging until I found out what it was, and what it was for. Later that helped me understand the proper use of the eszett (ß) in German.