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Re:The capital sharp S in now part of the official German or... by Symbiote on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @02:19AM (#14693896)
Thorn wasn't in the printing presses (imported from Germany) so the letter wasn't used. "Y" was in the font, but wasn't much used in English, so for a while that was used instead. "Ye Olde Shop"
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