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[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wiktionary says it changed in the 17th century, so depending on your definition of "new", sure. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/roofs

It doesn't sound weird to me personally, although it does look weird when written out.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

It is how I was taught in the 80s, and I went to school in Europe, and the US. So, pretty recently it was quite common.