I mean, there’s only so many, right? At some point they’re gonna run out.

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      8 hours ago

      Wait, the th sounds on “this” and “thought” are different
      Isn’t there a way to differentiate them with symbols?

      • Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zip
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        Absolutely! Eth was used for voiced, but it lost out to Thorn by 1066. English is full of letters þat make two sounds, and sounds þat are represented by two different letters. But if you were Icelandic, you’d still use boþ Eth (ð) and Thorn.