--- In [email protected], Bob Wood <bobdotw...@...> wrote:
>
> 2009/9/23 Pengalanty <allan...@...>:
>
> > 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.
> --
> Bob
>
Spot On Bob! You are obvoiusly much better than me explaining the shape of
things. ~Allan~
