No, this is not a post about absentee landlords.

OK, two resolutions for the new year. First, post more on Word du Jour, second, stop the crap jokes. Anyone care to take bets on which one collapses first?

The idea for this post comes from my curiosity about why the name Dalziel is pronounced ‘Dee-ell’ in English. On my way to uncovering this mystery, I was reminded of other things, and thought “hello, why not make a post of it?” So here it is, a small introduction to some letters formerly used in the English alphabet. In truth, the alphabets vary from Saxon to Middle English to (mainly) Old English, but if you don’t mind me mixing and matching, I’ll continue.

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