Grandfather of Todays PDR

xoxoxoBruce · 07-11-2015, 12:07 AM

The PDR, Physician's desk Reference, so handy for finding out just what the hell you swallowed at the party last night, and if what you're feeling are normal side effects. This appears to be the grand, maybe great granddaddy, of the PDR from 1715.

Gravdigr · 07-11-2015, 05:06 PM

Wonder why they used both kinds of S's? Repeatedly.

DanaC · 07-12-2015, 04:01 AM

As I recall, the long S was traditionally used when the letter was at the beginning (except if the word was capitalised) or in the middle of a word, but not when it ended a word - where the letter s ended a word, they used the modern short form.

footfootfoot · 07-12-2015, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

As I recall, the long S was traditionally used when the letter was at the beginning (except if the word was capitalised) or in the middle of a word, but not when it ended a word - where the letter s ended a word, they used the modern short form.

And Ye, as in Ye Olde Ellipsis, is not actually a Y sound but is a ligature form of th, so Ye Olde Ellipsis would have been pronounced The Old...

Although I have seen the long form of s used willy nilly in some documents. There was an article somewhere about the gradual standardization of fpelling.

Not a ligature! It is a corruption of the letter Thorn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter)

Clodfobble · 07-12-2015, 10:38 AM

Ooh, I just learned something cool! Thanks foot!

Gravdigr · 07-12-2015, 12:04 PM

Thank you sir, madam.

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