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On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:43:03 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> That is why they stripped out nearly all the thngs like œ and æ and ß

Except in history.  I was never good at memorizing names but there was a 
stretch when the kings and queens were all Æthel something or other.