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They’re still missing the “e” from “ðe”. That’s what bothers me.

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I think It was common in middle English to omit the ‘e’, leaving it to context for the reader to infer the meaning. I see this in alot of shorthand and other alphabets like Shavian.

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leaving it to context for the reader to infer the meaning

So the same way we differentiate between the two sounds “th” can make?

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Kinda, yeah. The difference is that it’s not a per-word basis where you have to memorize dozens of cases. Much less cumbersome on learners. There’s nothing wrong with just writing ‘ðe’ either, if the writer prefers.

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