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  1. William William

    so is ''Я" I mean that doesn't even have real relation to a Slavonic character.

    Sunday, 03-Nov-13 05:07:47 UTC from web
    1. Narwhal Narwhal

      @awlderpy "Æ" and its usage is really weird as well. I'll generally only use it when bringing up Tool's "ænima" album.

      Sunday, 03-Nov-13 05:11:08 UTC from web
      1. William William

        @northernnarwhal that letter comes from old Latin, where the vowels written ''a'' and ''e'' combine to make a sound like "I"

        Sunday, 03-Nov-13 05:12:22 UTC from web
        1. Narwhal Narwhal

          @awlderpy I know how ligatures work, I'm just saying they're weird and sort of unnecessary in our present society.

          Sunday, 03-Nov-13 05:13:31 UTC from web
          1. William William

            @northernnarwhal nowadays in nordic languages the letter signifies a ''soft'' form of ''a''

            Sunday, 03-Nov-13 05:15:07 UTC from web
            1. Narwhal Narwhal

              @awlderpy It's the same for Old English.

              Sunday, 03-Nov-13 05:15:59 UTC from web
              1. William William

                @northernnarwhal Yeah, I think in writing at least is where Danish/Norwegian get a few of their basics. I wouldn't know as it isn't my forte

                Sunday, 03-Nov-13 05:18:35 UTC from web
                1. Narwhal Narwhal

                  @awlderpy In French it generally denotes a foreign sound.

                  Sunday, 03-Nov-13 05:21:19 UTC from web
                  1. William William

                    @northernnarwhal Wonder if that's a remnant from Latin then.

                    Sunday, 03-Nov-13 05:22:32 UTC from web
                    1. Narwhal Narwhal

                      @awlderpy Probably. Either Latin or Greek.

                      Sunday, 03-Nov-13 05:23:59 UTC from web
                      1. William William

                        @northernnarwhal Again not my forte necessarily, most of my knowledge with european languages/linguistic histories has to do with the east

                        Sunday, 03-Nov-13 05:25:34 UTC from web
                        1. Narwhal Narwhal

                          @awlderpy I'm only really knowledgeable in english and french.

                          Sunday, 03-Nov-13 05:26:19 UTC from web