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        3 days ago

        By 1066, thorn had completely replaced eth, and was used for all dental fricatives. Icelandic still differentiates þem.

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          2 days ago

          Sure but thorn itself was getting phased out some 300 years later, so I think if we’re reintroducing letters then we might as well also reintroduce ones that differentiate between different sounds.

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            2 days ago

            It’s entirely arbitrary eiþer way. If eth, why not wynn? I’m certainly not doing it to increase legibility :-)