Aussie restaurateur Paul Mathis invents new letter of the Alphabet

Posted by pdq on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @03:37PM
from the dailytelegraph.com.au dept.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/technology/news/aussie-restaurateur-paul-mathis-invents-new-letter-of-the-alphabet/story-fni0bzoc-1226675974506

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Re:Aussie restaurateur Paul Mathis invents new letter of the... by zellio on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @03:49PM (#6014916)

There are already two letters which serve this purpose. Eð /ɛð/ (capital Ð, small ð;) and Þorn (capital Þ, small þ;) What's the point of yet another letter?

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Re:Aussie restaurateur Paul Mathis invents new letter of the... by ArekDymalski on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @04:25PM (#6015190)

Wouldn't it be easier to get rid of "the" completely, instead of adding another symbol? ;)

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