Post 184471 by gayhobbes@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #184471 by gayhobbes@mastodon.social
       2018-09-25T14:48:46Z
       
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       Whenever self-described smart people say stuff like "ye olde" I judge them for not knowing that ye is actually the Old English thorn (þ) abbreviated and is pronounced the.
       
 (DIR) Post #184472 by NiemandMarkus@octodon.social
       2018-09-25T14:53:59Z
       
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       @gayhobbes ^this. it rankles when folks say “yee oldee” when it’s really just “the old”