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That’s actually the ‘thorn’ symbol, representative of the ‘th’ sound. It was used in old English, with the example everyone might know being for the word ‘the’. It was spelled þe, with ‘y’ being used as a placeholder representation of thorn, and so thus we got “ye olde”.
Could be an intentional stylistic choice, could be that they are Icelandic (as thorn is still used in their modern alphabet iirc), but it’s arguably not technically incorrect.
the letter is not used in english anymore. thus, it is incorrect.
If you think it should be correct ᚠᛁᛚ᛫ᚠᚱᛁ᛫ᛏᚢ᛫ᛃᚻᛋᛏ᛫ᚱᛖᛞ᛫ᛟᛚ᛫ᚦᛁᛋ᛫ᚳᚱᚪᛈ᛫ᚹᚻᛏ᛫ᛞᚢ᛫ᚪᛃ᛫ᚳᛖᚱ .
ᚺᚹᛏ᛫ᛞᚺᛒᚺᛚᛦᚢ᛫ᚷᚱᛞᛖᚾᚺᛁᚾ᛫ᚷᛖᚱᛞᚺᚷᚢᛗ᛫ᚮᛞᚲᛦᚾᛁᚾᚷᚺᚱᛦᛗ᛫ᚷᛖᚠᚱᚾᚮᚾ᛫ᛖᛃᚲ᛫ᛖᛚᛁᚾᚷᚺᛋᛖᛚᛚᛖᚾ᛫ᚠᚱᛖᛗᛖᛞᚮᚾ᛫ᚮᚠᛏ᛫ᛋᚲᛦᛚᛞ᛫ᛋᚲᚠᛁᚾᚷᛋᚲᛖᚺᛖᚾᚺ᛫ᚱᚺᛏᚢᛗ᛫ᛗᚮᚾᛖᚷᚢᛗ᛫ᛗᚷᚢᛗᛗᛖᚮᛞᚮᛋᛖᛏᛚᚺ᛫ᚮᚠᛏᚺᚺ᛫ᛖᚷᛋᚮᛞᛖ᛫ᛖᚮᚱᛚᛋᛦᚺᚾ᛫ᚱᛖᛋᛏ᛫ᚹᛖᚱ᛫ᚠᚺᛋᚲᛖᚺᚠᛏ᛫ᚠᚢᚾᛞᛖᚾᚺ᛫ᛖᛋ᛫ᚠᚱᚠᚱᛖ᛫ᚷᛖᛒᛞ᛫ᚹᚮKS᛫ᚺᚾᛞᚱ᛫ᚹᚮᛚᚲᚾᚢᛗᚹᛖᚮᚱᛗᛦᚾᛞᚢᛗ᛫ᛖᛃᚲ᛫ᚮ᛫ᛏᛁ᛫ᚺᛁᛗ᛫ᚷᚺᚹᛦᛚᚲᚱᚺ᛫ᛦᛗᛒᛋᛁᛏᛏᛖᚾᛞᚱᚺ᛫ᚮᚠᚱ᛫ᚺᚱᚮᚾᚱᛞᛖᚺᚱᚺᚾ᛫ᛋᚲᚮᛚᛞᛖ᛫ᚷᚮᛗᛒᚺᚾ᛫ᚷᛦᛚᛞᚺᚾᛏ᛫ᛞᚺᛒᚺᛚᛦᚢᛖᛋ᛫ᚷᛞ᛫ᚲᛦᚾᛁᚾᚷ᛫ᛖᛗ᛫ᛖᚺᚠᛖᚱᚺ᛫ᚹᛋᚠᛏᛖᚱ᛫ᚲᛖᚾᚾᛖᛞ᛫ᚷᛖᚮᚾᚷ᛫ᛁᚾ᛫ᚷᛖᚺᚱᛞᚢᛗᚮᚾᛖ᛫ᚷᚨᛞ᛫ᛋᛖᚾᛞᛖ᛫ᚠᚮᛚᚲᛖ᛫ᛏᛁ᛫ᚠᚱᚠᚱᛖᚠᛦᚱᛖᚾᛖᚺᚱᚠᛖ᛫ᚮᚾᚷᛖᚺᛏ᛫ᛏᛁ᛫ᚺᛁ᛫ᚨᚱ᛫ᛞᚱᚢᚷᚮᚾᚺᛚᛞᚮᚱᛚᚺᛋᛖ᛫ᛚᚨᛝ᛫ᚺᚹᛚᛖᚺᛁᛗ᛫ᛖᛋ᛫ᛚᚠᚠᚱᚺ᛫ᚹᚢᛚᛞᚱᛖᛋ᛫ᚹᛖᚺᛚᛞᛖᚾᛞᚹᚮᚱᚮᛚᛞᚱᛖ᛫ᚠᚮᚱᚷᛖᚺᚠ᛫ᛒᚮᚹᚢᛚᚠ᛫ᛞᚺᛒᚺᛚᛦᚢᛖᛋ᛫ᛒᚱᛗᛖᛒᛚᛞ᛫ᚹᛞᛖ᛫ᛋᛈᚱᚨᛝ᛫ᛋᚲᛦᛚᛞᛖᛋ᛫ᛖᚺᚠᛖᚱᚺᛋᚲᛖᛞᛖᛚᚺᚾᛞᚢᛗ᛫ᛁᚾ᛫ᛋᚹ᛫ᛋᚲᛖᚺᛚ᛫ᚷᛖᚮᚾᚷ᛫ᚷᚢᛗᚺᚷᛞᛖ᛫ᚷᛖᚹᛦᚱᚲᛖᚺᚾ᛫ᚠᚱᚮᛗᚢᛗ᛫ᚠᛖᚮᚺᚷᛁᚠᛏᚢᛗᚮᚾ᛫ᚠᛞᛖᚱ᛫ᚹᚨᛃᚾ᛫ᛏᛁ᛫ᚺᚨᛃᚾ᛫ᚨᚾ᛫ᛦᛚᛞᛖᛖᚠᛏ᛫ᚷᛖᚹᚢᚾᛁᚷᛖᚾ᛫ᚹᛁᛚᚷᛖᛋᚺᛋᚮᚾᚾᛖ᛫ᚹᚷ᛫ᚲᚢᛗᛖ᛫ᛚᚮᛞ᛫ᚷᛖᛚᛋᛏᛖᚾᛚᚮᚠᛞᛞᚢᛗ᛫ᛋᚲᛖᚺᛚ᛫ᛁᚾ᛫ᛗᚷᚺ᛫ᚷᛖᚺᚹᚱᛖᛗᚺᚾ᛫ᛃᛁᚨᚾ᛫ᚺᛁᛗ᛫ᛋᚲᛦᛚᛞ᛫ᚷᛖᚹᛏᛏ᛫ᚷᛖᛋᚲᛈᚺᚹᛚᛖ᛫ᚠᛖᛚᚺᚺᚱᚱ᛫ᚠᚱᚺᚾᚮᚾ᛫ᚠᚱᚨᚾ᛫ᚹᚱᛖ᛫ᛖᛃᚲ᛫ᚺᛦᚾᛖ᛫ᛏᛒᚱᚮᚾᛏ᛫ᛒᚱᛁᛗᛖᛋ᛫ᚠᚺᚱᚮᛖ᛫ᛋᚹᛋᛖ᛫ᚷᛖᛋᚺᛋᛋᚹ᛫ᛖᛃᚲ᛫ᛋᛖᛚᚠᚺ᛫ᛒᛞ᛫ᛖᚾᛞᛖᚾ᛫ᚹᚮᚱᛞᚢᛗ᛫ᚹᚮᛚᛞᚹᛁᚾᛖ᛫ᛋᚲᛦᛚᛞᛁᚾᚷᚺ᛫ᛚᚮᚠ᛫ᛚᚺᚾᛞᚠᚱᚢᛗᚺᛚᚺᚾᚷᛖ᛫ᚺᛏᛖ᛫ᚨᚱ᛫ᛏᛁ᛫ᚺᛁ᛫ᛋᛏᛞᚺᚱᛁᚾᚷᛖᛞᛋᛏᛖᚠᚾᚺ᛫ᛋᛁᚷ᛫ᚺᚾᛞ᛫ᛏᚠᛋᛖᛚᛁᚾᚷᛖᛋ᛫ᚠᚱ᛫ᛚᛞᚮᚾ᛫ᛚᚮᚠᚾᛖ᛫ᚮᛞᚺᚾ᛫ᛒᚺᚷᚺ᛫ᛒᚱᛦᛏᛏᚺᚾᚮᚾ᛫ᛒᛖᚺᚱᛗ᛫ᛋᚲᛁᛈᛖᛋ᛫ᛗᚱᚾᛖ᛫ᛒᛁ᛫ᛗᛋᛏᛖᚱ᛫ᛞᚺᛒᚺᛚᛦᚢᛖᛋ᛫ᛗᛞᛗᚺ᛫ᚠᛖᛚᚺ᛫ᚺᚹ᛫ᚠᛖᚮᚱᚹᛖᚷᚢᛗᚠᚱᛏᚹᚺ᛫ᚷᛖᛚᛞᛖᛞ᛫ᚾᛁ᛫ᚺᚱᛞᛖ᛫ᛁᚲ᛫ᚲᛗᛚᚲᚮᚱᚲᚮᛚ᛫ᚷᛖᚷᛦᚱᚹᚺᚾ᛫ᚺᛁᛚᛞᛖᚹᛈᚾᚢᛗᚺᚾᛞ᛫ᚺᛖᚺᚮᚹᛞᚢᛗ᛫ᛒᛁᛚᛚᚢᛗ᛫ᚺᚾᛞ᛫ᛒᛦᚱᚾᚢᛗᚺᛁᛗ᛫ᚨᚾ᛫ᛒᛖᚺᚱᛗᛖ᛫ᛚᚷ᛫ᛗᛞᛗᚺ᛫ᛗᚾᛁᚷᚮ᛫ᚺᛁᛗ᛫ᛗᛁᛞ᛫ᛋᚲᚮᛚᛞᚮᚾ᛫ᚨᚾ᛫ᚠᛚᛞᛖᛋ᛫ᚺᛏᚠᛖᚮᚱ᛫ᚷᛖᚹᛏᚺᚾ᛫ᚾᚺᛚᚺᛋ᛫ᛖᛃᚲ᛫ᚺᚨᛃᚾ᛫ᛚᛋᛋᚺᚾᛚᚲᚢᛗ᛫ᛏᚮᛞᚺᚾ᛫ᚮᛞᚷᛖᛋᛏᚱᚮᚾᚢᛗᚮᚾᚾᛖ᛫ᛞᛦᛞᚮᚾ᛫ᚺᚨᛃᚾ᛫ᛏᛁ᛫ᚠᚱᚢᛗᛋᚲᛖᚺᚠᛏᛖᚠᚮᚱ᛫ᚮᚾᛋᛖᚾᛞᚮᚾ᛫ᚾᚾᛖ᛫ᚮᚠᚱ᛫ᛖᚢᛗᛒᚮᚱ᛫ᚹᛖᛋᛖᚾᛞᛖ᛫ᚷᛏ᛫ᚺᛁ᛫ᚺᛁᛗ᛫ᛋᛖᛏᛏᚮᚾᛋᛖᚷᛖᚾ᛫ᚷᛦᛚᛞᛖᚾᚾᛖ᛫ᚺᚨ᛫ᚮᚠᚱ᛫ᚺᚺᚠᚮᛞᛚᛏᚮᚾ᛫ᚺᚮᛗ᛫ᛒᛖᚱᚺᚾ᛫ᚷᚺᚠᚮᚾ᛫ᚨᚾ᛫ᚷᚱᛋᛖᚲᚷᚺᛁᛗ᛫ᛞᚺᛒᚺᛚᛦᚢᛖᛋ᛫ᚷᛖᛗᚮᚱ᛫ᛋᛖᚠᚺ᛫ᛗᚢᚱᚾᛖᚾᛞᛖ᛫ᛗᛞᛗᛖᚾ᛫ᚾᛁ᛫ᚲᚢᚾᚾᚮᚾ᛫ᛋᛖᚲᚷᚺᚾ᛫ᛏᛁ᛫ᛋᚮᛖᛋᛖᛚᛖᚱᛞᛖᚾᛞᛖ᛫ᚺᛚᛖ᛫ᚺᚾᛞᚱ᛫ᚺᛖᚮᚠᛖᚾᚢᛗᚺᚹ᛫ᛖᛗ᛫ᚺᛚᛋᛏᛖ᛫ᚮᚾᚠᚾᚷ
Just because it’s arguable doesn’t mean I’m arguing that. Besides, my point was more intended to mean that the symbol used there is correct for the sound that is being conveyed (and I wanted an excuse to share information I thought was interesting.)
Also, smfh, spoilers dude, Beowulf literally just came out 🙄
It's just the start of it, no spoilers.
am i cursed
"[...] bloody anglo saxons [...] and their miserable epic poetry..."
If the point is that using thorn (þ) then we should also expect the use of anglo saxon runes.
the rest of the text is a transliteration of the opening of beowulf (back?) into runes. Although navy seals copypasta would also have been a stupid gag to do as well.
I read people are doing it because they (incorrectly) think that LLM’s can’t be trained with their “gibberish”
Huh. I hadn’t heard anything about that, but that’s interesting. Seems strange to me as, if anything, an LLM would be better equipped to interpret that than most people lol
Now I wish OP actually responded to my comment because now I have a handful of theories with no answer. I am leaning towards them importing a different letter into their English keyboard that's now autocorrecting or something.
I hate it because I can't help reading it as a P.
Fair. It’s certainly not great from a clarity perspective, I just thought it was a fun fact to share.
Right but we're speaking English that doesn't contain that symbol so why is it there?
I mean, I gave my guesses in the comment you’re replying to, but your guess is likely just as good as mine. Someone else mentioned that people had apparently been doing it to try and disrupt LLMs training on their scraped comment text, but I hadn’t heard anything about that so idk.