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Re: long s character in old text
From: Peter Hakel
Date: 2010 Jan 4, 00:28 -0800
From: P H
To: NavList@fer3.com
Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 10:44:33 PM
Subject: [NavList] Re: long s character in old text
From: Peter Hakel
Date: 2010 Jan 4, 00:28 -0800
The "S" ought to have a caron (a "hook") on it and hence is pronounced "Sh". This is the central point here, so I'll try again: Satan
Alternatively, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Satan
Peter Hakel
Alternatively, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Satan
Peter Hakel
From: P H
To: NavList@fer3.com
Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 10:44:33 PM
Subject: [NavList] Re: long s character in old text
player Miroslav Satan became internationally known. His last name was a source of some amusement, which had never occurred to us natives, because his last name evokes the word "clothing" rather than the "devil." :-)
