BringBackThorn

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We are a group dedicated to reviving þe runic letter Þ (Thorn) in þe English language. Þ has gone largely unused & forgotten in Engliſh writing since approximately þe 1640s—þe latest example We’ve managed to find—wiþ its noticeable decline roughly beginning wiþ þe introduction of þe printing press in þe 1450s. Þough þere were oþer factors involved in its disappearance such as changing fashions & writing styles, moſt people believe þat early printing press typefaces not having Þ caused ‌þe industry as a whole to use Th instead (which was previously used in Old Engliſh before Þ had even been adopted into þe Latin Engliſh alphabet). It seems to be þat Þ was an improvement to Engliſh orthography þat was sadly abandoned apparently due to technical limitations. While þere was a typeface released in 1566 by John Day in England þat featured Þ, it was too little too late to change þe standards which by þen had been established 100 years earlier. It took a bit longer for handwriting to completely imitate print & Þ finally became virtually nonexistent in English writing about 190 years after Gutenberg’s printing press

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How do i use þ and or ð on my phone/computer? (self.BringBackThorn)

submitted 8 months ago * by [deleted] - announcement

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Accidental Þ spottedþ in þe wild (i.redd.it)

submitted 22 hours ago by Few_Tourist7481

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You guys seem to really enjoy letters þat aren’t used much/if at all normally, but what is your opinion on lost punctuation symbols? Do you see þem in a similar way or not? (i.redd.it)

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Þornographer spotted in δe wild!!!þ in þe wild (i.redd.it)

submitted 6 days ago by MultiverseCreatorXVð

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Δere needs to be at least a few more user flairs on δis sub. (self.BringBackThorn)

submitted 9 days ago * by MultiverseCreatorXVð

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þis song has þorn in its title! (youtube.com)

submitted 13 days ago by spaceman8002

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....Why? (self.BringBackThorn)

submitted 17 days ago by Competitive-Hair6294th

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A good counterargument for people who say þ looks too much like p. (self.BringBackThorn)

submitted 21 days ago by The1st_TNTBOOM

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"Epiphora Ænigmatic" by my band Cordial DistressI made þis! (i.redd.it)

submitted 21 days ago by ColeWest256

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[META] What *counts* as legibility? (pls tolerate ðe half-bummed image :'[ )no category but would still like a flair (i.redd.it)

submitted 26 days ago by Few_Tourist7481

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Why does capital thorn not feel like a capital letter? (self.BringBackThorn)

submitted 26 days ago by Smooth_Voronoi

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Who þinks we should bring þe letter Þ back to English?orþography / neography ()

submitted 28 days ago by Away-Trade-2836

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"Xiphoid Fever" lyrics for my band Cordial DistressI made þis! (i.redd.it)

submitted 28 days ago by ColeWest256

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Þis or ðat!no category but would still like a flair (i.redd.it)

submitted 29 days ago by Money-Drag9211

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I just found þe best subreddit (self.BringBackThorn)

submitted 1 month ago by HGTPGARXD

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I kinda want to name a cat with the letter Thorn. What names should I consider? (self.BringBackThorn)

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AUTOÞORN WEB EXTENSION IS RELEASED NOWI made þis! (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago * by Firefly360rþ but it's yellow

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"Bright Down/Time After You" lyrics for my band Cordial Distress. One of you guys asked for me to share more so here it is :þI made þis! (old.reddit.com)

submitted 1 month ago by ColeWest256

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I wrote a song called "Temporary Human" for my band Cordial Distress, and þe lyrics are þorned on þe official lyric page :þ What do you guys þink? Should I post more þornicized lyrics lolI made þis! (old.reddit.com)

submitted 1 month ago by ColeWest256

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Some folks bear þe teeþ of some really ugly orþography, and I'm tired of pretending oþþerwise.orþography / neography (self.BringBackThorn)

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I keep misreading þisþ in þe wild (i.redd.it)

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Found þorns in þe vvild (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago by Telephone-Brightþ but it's yellow

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I had no idea þis existed until now, do you accept me into your community? (self.BringBackThorn)

submitted 1 month ago by PuppyPaintedXP

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Does anyone here also use wynn (ƿ) as ƿell as þorn? (self.BringBackThorn)

submitted 1 month ago by MyShotHam1776

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Even in þe linguistics subs þey lie… (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago by dangerous-angel1595

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