• I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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    4 days ago

    Fun fact: copper got its roman name because the main exporter of that good in ye classic times was the island of Cyprus (Kyprus, cuprum)

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      2 days ago

      ye classic times

      The letter you’re using y to stand in for is available on computers and phones: þ (thorn). It makes the same sound as “th” in “that”. The other letter “th” replaced was ð (eth) which makes the sound “th” in “something”