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from the early 18th century

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[–] Masimatutu@mander.xyz 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's called the long s (ſ; ſenſeleſs). It's actually pretty interesting, but unfortunately I don't have much time to explain right now, so in short, it exists because language.