Dyslexic_Dog25 t1_j2skbwt wrote on January 3, 2023 at 5:41 PM

What's with the fs in place of s? They use S in other words..

2Eggwall t1_j2t85s2 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 8:08 PM

It's the Long S. Spanish started exclusively using the short s around 1760, then it spread to France, then to English around 1890. Dropping it apparently saved on printing costs, so the change was rather rapid.

Dyslexic_Dog25 t1_j2tm98d wrote on January 3, 2023 at 9:33 PM

huh, well TIL!

Greene_Mr OP t1_j2t44cf wrote on January 3, 2023 at 7:43 PM

It's for if there are two Ss.