How Geography Killed a Letter
One of the more interesting evolutions in the English alphabet belonged to the letter thorn, which resembled a lowercase “p” and “b” merged together. Although still alive and kicking in the Icelandic dialect, the thorn boasted Anglo-Saxon roots but was replaced by the “th” over time. See how geography created, destroyed and preserved the letter thorn in this episode of Atlas Pro.
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