Meaning of long ess | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [B2]
Examples
“Long ess, ſ, is used at the beginning or in the middle of a word or syllable;”
“There are also a few examples of books printed at around this time in which the long and short esses appear⟳ willy-nilly, due, no doubt⟳, to an attempt⟳ to abandon the older usage, which partly failed due to carelessness, habit or lack of understanding on the part of the compositors involved.”
““Short esses” (s) appear⟳ at the end⟳ of words, and “long esses” are never used for an upper case S.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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