I thought that þ was soft and ð was hard. So why are people using the þ for ð when typing?

  • Logi@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Not consistently—the more usual pattern is to use þ at the beginning of words and ð internally, even if the internal sound is voiceless.

    I’d really like to see an example of a voiceless ð. I can’t think of one as a native speaker.

    (You then get internal þ in compound words which we shan’t consider a contradiction)