Long S
The long, medial or descending s (ſ) is a form of the minuscule letter s formerly used where s occurred in the middle or at the beginning of a word, for example "ſinfulneſs" ("sinfulness"). The modern letterform was called the terminal, round, or short s.
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Famous quotes containing the words long s and/or long:
“I feel no more like a man now than I did in long skirts, unless it be that enjoying more freedom and cutting off the fetters is to be like a man. I suppose in that respect we are more mannish, for we know that in dress, as in all things else, we have been and are slaves, while man in dress and all things else is free.”
—Amelia Bloomer (1818–1894)
“Bless your heart, they don’t mind—they’re exceedingly
kind—
They don’t blame you—as long as you’re funny!”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)