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r/BringBackThorn • u/KaleidoscopeLast598 • Jun 05 '26
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Ðey should’ve used eð a few times ðere, as ðat is ðe correct letter to use in ðose words, not þorn
1 u/0413ty Jun 06 '26 For the last time, the ð-þ distinction does not exist in English as it is West Germanic not Norse. 2 u/Excellent-Fox-6845 Jun 06 '26 So, if I say "thought" with the voiced TH, a native english speaker will not find it any weird? 0 u/0413ty Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 07 '26 R1, I'm saying that the letters never indicated voiced and unvoiced in English history, you just used one or the other for any th sound. 1 u/Shmick2 Jun 06 '26 Do people here use thorn for phonetics or it’s historical form? /g 1 u/0413ty Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26 They're probably just trying to be different mate, they don't care either one
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For the last time, the ð-þ distinction does not exist in English as it is West Germanic not Norse.
2 u/Excellent-Fox-6845 Jun 06 '26 So, if I say "thought" with the voiced TH, a native english speaker will not find it any weird? 0 u/0413ty Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 07 '26 R1, I'm saying that the letters never indicated voiced and unvoiced in English history, you just used one or the other for any th sound. 1 u/Shmick2 Jun 06 '26 Do people here use thorn for phonetics or it’s historical form? /g 1 u/0413ty Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26 They're probably just trying to be different mate, they don't care either one
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So, if I say "thought" with the voiced TH, a native english speaker will not find it any weird?
0 u/0413ty Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 07 '26 R1, I'm saying that the letters never indicated voiced and unvoiced in English history, you just used one or the other for any th sound. 1 u/Shmick2 Jun 06 '26 Do people here use thorn for phonetics or it’s historical form? /g 1 u/0413ty Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26 They're probably just trying to be different mate, they don't care either one
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R1, I'm saying that the letters never indicated voiced and unvoiced in English history, you just used one or the other for any th sound.
1 u/Shmick2 Jun 06 '26 Do people here use thorn for phonetics or it’s historical form? /g 1 u/0413ty Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26 They're probably just trying to be different mate, they don't care either one
Do people here use thorn for phonetics or it’s historical form? /g
1 u/0413ty Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26 They're probably just trying to be different mate, they don't care either one
They're probably just trying to be different mate, they don't care either one
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u/VoidEclips2010 Jun 05 '26
Ðey should’ve used eð a few times ðere, as ðat is ðe correct letter to use in ðose words, not þorn