>
> > In German f is represents a double s (ss) (I don't know if this makes sense
> > to everybody but it may be an interesting point??? ~Allan~
>
>
> No. I don't know whether something of what you meant to type has gone
> missing, but as it stands this is incorrect.
>
> The single s is represented in traditional German script by something
> which is similar to our f. The double s *after a long vowel* is
> called esszet and is represented by a character which similar to our
> upper case B with a tail.
>
I've also looked up the original reference to this in the Nutbrook canal book
and I tend to the argument that in 'cough' instead of 'clough' all we have is
an 18thC typo.
John
