Comment by emmelaich Comment by emmelaich 12 hours ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News Bring back þ!
Copy Link o11c 12 hours ago Collapse Comment - The problem with þ is that it dates from a time when /ð/ vs /θ/ were allophones. That is, none of the minimal pairs I listed above existed (mostly due to more words having additional syllables - often, inflections at the end). Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link int_19h 2 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - "ð" was also a thing at that time, so we can bring them both back and use them to distinguish. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link int_19h 2 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - "ð" was also a thing at that time, so we can bring them both back and use them to distinguish. Reply View | 0 replies
The problem with þ is that it dates from a time when /ð/ vs /θ/ were allophones. That is, none of the minimal pairs I listed above existed (mostly due to more words having additional syllables - often, inflections at the end).