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My favorite part of ij is the folk transliteration to the character "ÿ". In cursive script, it's easy to see how "ij" becomes "ÿ". However, "ÿ"s Unicode codepoin
by syncsynchalt 2y ago
My favorite part of ij is the folk transliteration to the character "ÿ".
In cursive script, it's easy to see how "ij" becomes "ÿ". However, "ÿ"s Unicode codepoint of U+FF means it often shows up as a placeholder for "unrecognized character", doubling down the misapprehension that "ÿ" is the correct character in dutch text.
- gpvos 2y agoMy favourite parts are (1) how you can see a capital U with a small cutout at the bottom of the left straight line used as IJ, and (2) how some foreign words are mangled by Dutch people who are not so good at spelling, like bijoux spelled as byoux, which can in turn confuse foreign visitors.