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ß?

Posted by Uncle Jimbo on 2011-02-18 15:21:57

What I find fascinating is that in modern German, ß is replaced by "ss", when by its name it was once a abbreviation for "sz" (and literally it is a Gothic s fused with a Gothic z).

Followups:

ß? by Nick B. on  2011-02-19 02:17:40

ß? ẞ! by Nick B. on  2011-02-19 02:46:44

ß? ẞ! by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-19 06:04:49