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Replying to @mwichary
I guess so? I think of Eszett as being exclusively German but this one clearly derives from the same thing.
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Replying to @john_overholt
Oh, no, I meant: could “Preße” just be a German word here? Otherwise, wouldn’t it be “eßays” above, too?
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Replying to @mwichary
My best guess is that it's intended as the English word but you're right, I don't know why "essays" doesn't use the same ligature.
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Replying to @mwichary @john_overholt
Also, attn
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Replying to @mwichary @john_overholt
This 1701 book on spelling appears to use both ligatures. https://books.google.com/books?id=52hZAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22silent%20e%22&pg=PA104#v=onepage&q&f=false …
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There seems to be some clear and obvious system to this usage, which is entirely beyond my comprehension.
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But the book seems to imply that ſs and ſſ make different sounds? Maybe they actually mean eszett sz sound?
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I think there’s seriously an entire book worth of conversations around “s.”
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