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⭐11/20/2023 4:36 PM
First of all, it would clear up some "t-h" confusion. Þink of words like lighthouse. How would you know þat þe word is pronounced light-house, and not lie-thouse? What about þe words sweetheart and adulthood? If you are a native English speaker, you may be þinking "Well that's obvious that they're pronounced without the ‘th' sound." However, if you're a non-native speaker, þis word might have caused you a bit of confusion. By using þ, confusing words like lighthouse, which have þe letters "TH" being pronounced as t-h, won't be as confusing.
Secondly, þere are new abbreviations of words þat can come into play to make taking notes easier, like w/ for wiþ. Here are þe common ones: The = Þe, This = Þs, That[1] = Þt. By using þese abbreviations, it will make note-taking faster, as you don't have to write out þe full words in order to get þe point across. Þis is a good reason to use þ, because sometimes it takes a bit long to jot down notes wiþ þese words.
Lastly, þ has already been part of þe English language, and shouldn't have even been removed. It was used all þe time, until þe time of þe printing press. When þe printing press was invented, þe letters to write wiþ were imported from Germany. Þe Germans didn't have letters like þ, ð, ᵹ, ȝ, ꝥ, or ƿ, so þe English had to come up wiþ creative ways to write þese letters. Þese letters were dropped to þe common th, gh, and vv þat we know today. All of þese letters had an unfair removal from þe English language. Wiþ technology þese days having character limits, using þese old letters is a way to better communicate in writing! What's stopping you from using þese old letters now? Using þese old letters can improve our language and integrate well wiþ technology, while remembering þeir history.
Þank you for reading þis! If you agree wiþ my reasoning, and you want to bring back þ, here are some rules developed by þe Reddit community r/BringBackThorn:
Sources:
Þe Library of Babel: ngauekb167
mprlibroooxu,ygzkcglnm351
jejh szi60
r/BringBackThorn: How do you implement Þ in writing?
where in the alphabet would you place our beloved Þ?
If we add thorn people will definitely argue about eth and as much as I like to pronounce and write eth we could add a grammar rule of writing the ð as þþ
A Þ poster I made. Feel free to use it!
ChatGPT for info about what letters were in þe printing press: ChatGPT
Additional Notes:
[1] Þe word Þat, which can be shortened to þt, can also be written as þe old letter That, which looks like Ꝥꝥ.
[2] You may be wondering, "Why is other spelled oþþer? Þat means it translates to othther!" Well, þat's since you're used to þe diagraph "th" being used for þe þ sound. If þ wouldn't have gotten removed from þe alphabet, it would use þe same rules as þe oþþer letters, and þat includes doubling rules. Still not convinced? Look at þe word "oþer". It looks like it's pronounced "O-ther", wiþ a long o sound, right? What about "oþþer"? Þis one looks like it's pronounced "oth-ther", like it's real pronunciation. Wiþ oþþer letters, e.g. otter, it looks like it's "otter", wiþout þe double sound, so þerefor it's þe same wiþ þ.
[3] Loan words - A word adopted from a foreign language wiþ little or no modification.
If you're þinking "Hey, þis will mess up our keyboards," I beg to differ.
You can type þis letter on some phones by holding T/t.
An essay on why English speakers should bring back þe letter þ.
I would like to convince you why we, as English speakers, should bring back the old letter Thorn. Þþ is a great letter, as it represents the most used consonant sound in English, the th sound. Þis letter will greatly revolutionize þe English language, and I will tell you why.First of all, it would clear up some "t-h" confusion. Þink of words like lighthouse. How would you know þat þe word is pronounced light-house, and not lie-thouse? What about þe words sweetheart and adulthood? If you are a native English speaker, you may be þinking "Well that's obvious that they're pronounced without the ‘th' sound." However, if you're a non-native speaker, þis word might have caused you a bit of confusion. By using þ, confusing words like lighthouse, which have þe letters "TH" being pronounced as t-h, won't be as confusing.
Secondly, þere are new abbreviations of words þat can come into play to make taking notes easier, like w/ for wiþ. Here are þe common ones: The = Þe, This = Þs, That[1] = Þt. By using þese abbreviations, it will make note-taking faster, as you don't have to write out þe full words in order to get þe point across. Þis is a good reason to use þ, because sometimes it takes a bit long to jot down notes wiþ þese words.
Lastly, þ has already been part of þe English language, and shouldn't have even been removed. It was used all þe time, until þe time of þe printing press. When þe printing press was invented, þe letters to write wiþ were imported from Germany. Þe Germans didn't have letters like þ, ð, ᵹ, ȝ, ꝥ, or ƿ, so þe English had to come up wiþ creative ways to write þese letters. Þese letters were dropped to þe common th, gh, and vv þat we know today. All of þese letters had an unfair removal from þe English language. Wiþ technology þese days having character limits, using þese old letters is a way to better communicate in writing! What's stopping you from using þese old letters now? Using þese old letters can improve our language and integrate well wiþ technology, while remembering þeir history.
Þank you for reading þis! If you agree wiþ my reasoning, and you want to bring back þ, here are some rules developed by þe Reddit community r/BringBackThorn:
- Þ is doubled for þe same reasons t (and oþþers) are. E.g. oþþer (for other)[2]
- Þ is doubled when representing þe voiced th sound (as in that, not thing). Þis does not apply, however when þe sound is at þe start or end of a word (controversial and not widely accepted)Literally don't do this. Just don't..
- Þ does not replace th in loan words[3] (controversial). E.g. hypothesis.
- Þ does not replace th in words where it's pronounced t-h. E.g. lighthouse.
- Þ is not spelled þorn, as þat would be like spelling q as queue all þe time.
- Þ is placed after Z in þe alphabet (controversial but widely accepted).
Sources:
Þe Library of Babel: ngauekb167
mprlibroooxu,ygzkcglnm351
jejh szi60
r/BringBackThorn: How do you implement Þ in writing?
where in the alphabet would you place our beloved Þ?
If we add thorn people will definitely argue about eth and as much as I like to pronounce and write eth we could add a grammar rule of writing the ð as þþ
A Þ poster I made. Feel free to use it!
ChatGPT for info about what letters were in þe printing press: ChatGPT
Additional Notes:
[1] Þe word Þat, which can be shortened to þt, can also be written as þe old letter That, which looks like Ꝥꝥ.
[2] You may be wondering, "Why is other spelled oþþer? Þat means it translates to othther!" Well, þat's since you're used to þe diagraph "th" being used for þe þ sound. If þ wouldn't have gotten removed from þe alphabet, it would use þe same rules as þe oþþer letters, and þat includes doubling rules. Still not convinced? Look at þe word "oþer". It looks like it's pronounced "O-ther", wiþ a long o sound, right? What about "oþþer"? Þis one looks like it's pronounced "oth-ther", like it's real pronunciation. Wiþ oþþer letters, e.g. otter, it looks like it's "otter", wiþout þe double sound, so þerefor it's þe same wiþ þ.
[3] Loan words - A word adopted from a foreign language wiþ little or no modification.
If you're þinking "Hey, þis will mess up our keyboards," I beg to differ.
You can type þis letter on some phones by holding T/t.