The Secret Marriage of Letters
Have you ever noticed how the letters 'f' and 'i' sometimes merge into a single, elegant character? This is a ligature, the secret marriage of letters, with a history stretching…
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The Viking’s Echo: When Icelandic Met Norwegian
What happens when a language preserved in a 1,000-year-old time capsule re-encounters its rapidly evolved cousin? The meeting of Icelandic and Norwegian is a story of linguistic shock, mutual incomprehension,…