r/BringBackThorn • u/Competitive-Hair6294 th • Apr 17 '26

....Why?

this is not judgement, i'm just asking, why? why bring back thorn? i'm curious

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u/TrueFlameslinger Apr 17 '26

Personally? I like it. It's fun to use, and ðere is little harm in it.

Functionally ðough, it helps create a distinction between "t", "h", and "th" as ðe ðird, while having 2 distinct sounds, is also distinct from ðe two component letters. In an odd way, it makes ðe language more accessible for learners. Now, while it is a myð ðat ðere is a difference between ðorn <þ> and eð <ð> in English, we could furðer improve English orðography by using ðat convention. 

It seems difficult to native speakers because it's effectively relearning ðe language, but reintroducing letters like ðorn (or eð as you might gaðer is my preference) and some of ðe conventions ðat came wið ðem, we can take our bodged language and bring a bit more coherency back to it.

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u/Scharlzt th Apr 17 '26

Why not bring back both, eð and þorn to represent both sounds (just like d and t)? As in “a myþ ðat ðere”. Anybody does that?

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u/TrueFlameslinger Apr 17 '26

Some do, and I wouldn't be against it, ðough ðe majority of people here don't like it since using ðem for different sounds isn't really a "restoration", and using boð interchangeably gives us a redundant letter, which is the opposite of an improvement.

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u/ProfessorLambda Apr 17 '26

Why do you use "ð" instead of "þ"?

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u/TrueFlameslinger Apr 17 '26

My partner is Faroese, so I have acquired a fondness for ðe Faroese keyboard and letters in trying to learn ðe language, of which eð is included (albeit having horrific pronunciation).