In article <87h6gqf30h.fsf@eder.anydns.info>,
Andreas Eder <a_eder_muc@web.de> wrote:
>On Do 28 Mär 2024 at 11:22, Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:22:14 -0700, John Larkin <jl@997PotHill.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:45:00 -0700, Siri Cruise
>>><chine.bleu@www.yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>>>> In comp.misc Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>> In a practical sense an important factor for semiconductor fabs has
>>>>>> always been yeild - how many failed chips they get in a batch.
>>>>> ^^^^^
>>>>> I mean yield of course. I meant to spell-check that before posting
>>>>> but got distracted.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>How boaring to have only one way to spell un mot.
>>>
>>>Rigid spelling rules are a fairly new concept. People used to write
>>>anything that sounded about right. Looking at old correspondence, it
>>>was common to have the same word spelled different ways in a single
>>>letter.
>>
>> Early versions of American documents used "f" in place of "s".
>
>That was in all probability not an "f"m but a "long s".

I have a 19th century Dover book of Heuring orgelbouw.
The f and s in this book use the same character.

>
>'Andreas
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albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl wrote:

>I have a 19th century Dover book of Heuring orgelbouw.
>The f and s in this book use the same character.

They probably don't, but they may look quite similar, see the examples
here:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraktur_(Schrift)#Schreib-_und_Lesehilfe

-jw-
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