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[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago (3 children)

This is apparently why some modern words like love or come are spelled with an o instead of a u. The o is much easier to read when followed by a v, n, or m, so the scribes changed it sometimes and the spelling stuck.

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'll take this to be canon without protest.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's called a scribal O and it is absolutely true.

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Thanks, I just looked into this. Neat!