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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Is that right? So it's not the same as the oe in phoenix? I know in old books they used to fuse the letters.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If it’s right I’d want a source, the oe spelling in British English is as far as I was aware a let’s latinize thing in Britain.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/oe https://www.etymonline.com/word/fetus