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Using the long s

Andrew West examines the rules for long s:

It transpires that the rules are quite complicated, with various exceptions, and vary subtly from country to country as well as over time. I have summarized below my current understanding of the rules as used in roman and italic typography in various different countries.

Posted 2011/01/02 at 1:10pm / grammar / language / othography / writing

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