Debunking 'Ye olde'

Saturday, April 21, 2012

You're saying it wrong: educational Youtube channel MinutePhysics brings you a linguistics lesson from which you will be probably surprised to learn that the letter 'Y' from 'Ye olde' actually represents the letter 'Thorn' or 'þorn (Þ)'.


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