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:
“These are the voices of the pastors calling
And calling like the long echoes in long sleep,
Generations of shepherds to generations of sheep.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“Inspector Clouseau: How long have you been a bellboy?
Bellboy: Too long, monsieur.
Inspector Clouseau: Keep up this good work and very soon I will see to it that you become a bellman.”
—Blake Edwards (b. 1922)