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[–] CommissarVulpin 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It’s a stylistic thing, it’s no different from a standard S. The opening of the US Bill of Rights is written the same way

[–] Skullgrid 4 points 11 months ago

The opening of the US Bill of Rights is written the same way

Congreſs of the united states

bloody hell. So... back in the day was the rule to use ſs instead of ss ? I always assumed ſ was just eszett/ß