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I understand the history behind how the thorn ( Þ ) character was replaced with Y in printing presses, which is why you saw signs like "Ye Olde Pub" instead of "The Olde Pub". Yet almost every word that used to have thorn in it now uses "th". The only usage that remains seems to be the word "Ye".
For instance, there is no "Yat Olde Pub" instead of "That Olde Pub". "Yis Old House" instead of "This Old House", or "Tom Yumb" instead of "Tom Thumb".
Why is it only "Ye"?
But I don’t get it. Why would if I put a stronger lens, I wouldn’t be able to read the last line? She said you must have never been able to read the last line in your life, and she was correct, but I don’t understand the science at play here
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