Letters in non-Roman alphabets actually have meaning, people. They aren't just a dingbat font - ThreadSky

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annaleen.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Letters in non-Roman alphabets actually have meaning, people. They aren't just a dingbat font

Reposted from Carausius

Oh yes, Homer’s famous “Tes Thdpssssps.”

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peter-butler.bsky.social•1 day ago

Is that real? I have a hard time believing it...

stevendegennaro.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s not. It’s fan-made. (The picture is real, though)

giannisx.bsky.social•1 day ago

Damn, i thought it was real... as a greek speaker i found it hilarious

maxine.science•1 day ago

The Roman numerals at the bottom are the icing on the cake

xcrossbite.bsky.social•1 day ago

"But the aesthetic!"

md-garp.bsky.social•1 day ago

sarahkozloff.bsky.social•1 day ago

I haven't laughed this hard in days.

ninjakitty.bsky.social•1 day ago

Shhh, don’t tell people that!! So many of us who read Chinese characters/kanji die laughing at some of the tattoos and tee shirts we’ve seen

svegaard.bsky.social•1 day ago

Also letters in Roman alphabets that aren’t in English…

mrmarbles142.bsky.social•1 day ago

Would you prefer papyrus?

93418.bsky.social•1 day ago

Although plenty of dingbats seem to use them as "lookalike" stand-ins.

aebrer.xyz•1 day ago

Me, a historian 10k years in the future:

- "Damn, this obscure math incantation on this phantasma (what we call movies) advertisement makes no sense! Truly the ancients were strange."

hendersonclark.bsky.social•1 day ago

well its all greek to me

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