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demerphq skribis 2007-04-02 14:36 (+0200): > Hmm, i did not know that. Interesting. I know that in common > conversation ive heard "ß" refered to as "sz", but i didnt realize > that it was ever an official equivelency. sz is the original form in an sz-ligature. The ß character is composed of s and z, but with the s and z written in a different forms than are common today. The s is in the sz-ligature like an f without the horizontal stroke, the z like the digit 3. In some road signs in Berlin, a font is used that shows the old ligature: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Strasse-FF-Cst-Berlin.png But back on topic, I don't think sz would work either either, as there are probably compound words of which the first part ends in s, and the second begins with z, where a non-compound word exists with the same spelling, but ß. -- korajn salutojn, juerd waalboer: perl hacker <juerd@juerd.nl> <http://juerd.nl/sig> convolution: ict solutions and consultancy <sales@convolution.nl> Ik vertrouw stemcomputers niet. Zie <http://www.wijvertrouwenstemcomputersniet.nl/>.Thread Previous | Thread Next