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Re:Text Rendering Hates You by NeedMoreTea on Monday September 30, 2019 @06:05AM (#21113379)
I'll defer then, as you're the non-native speaker who learnt the hard way. :)

Just a lot I might have thought American English would take the opportunity to clean up, remain. Like all those silent h's from having printed the first English bibles in Holland. Ghost, aghast etc. There used to be a lot more - ghospel for one!

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Re:Text Rendering Hates You by littlestymaar on Monday September 30, 2019 @06:14AM (#21113421)
> you're the non-native speaker who learnt the hard way

Well, even native speakers need to learn it the hard way as a child! As far as I'm concerned, I really struggled with French spelling when I was younger ;).

> Like all those silent h's from having printed the first English bibles in Holland. Ghost, aghast etc.

That's a really cool story. Thanks!

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