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In Engliſh writing, was it mainly þe early printing preſs not having a Þ ſort þat cauſed þe trend of only uſing Th inſtead of Þ or were þere oþer factors involved? Why abandon ſuch a uſeful & common letter?

by /u/TurboChunk16 in /r/AskHistorians

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