The capital sharp S in now part of the official German orthography

Re:The capital sharp S in now part of the official German or... by cronjobber on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @08:12PM (#14699141)

Sure, G wasn't "originally" part of the Latin alphabet—until they invented that letter.

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Re:The capital sharp S in now part of the official German or... by thaumasiotes on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @09:13PM (#14699375)

What do you think makes G different from J and U in that regard?

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Re:The capital sharp S in now part of the official German or... by cronjobber on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @10:06PM (#14699562)

Timing. Where do you think G slots in the timeline, relative to the Latin classics?

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Re:The capital sharp S in now part of the official German or... by thaumasiotes on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @11:48PM (#14699862)

G dates to the classical period. But, as I pointed out above, it's still intrusive enough then that Caesar's praenomen, Gaius, is written C, not G. The name is older than the letter, but younger than Latin writing.

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