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When to use ß and ss? - German Language Stack Exchange It was my understanding that 'ß' is a double 's' and can be written with as 'ss', especially for computer applications which don't offer the 'ß' character However, why are some words with 'ss' not
Why is »ß« substituted with »ss« rather than »sz«? The letter ß is called Eszett, literally meaning s z However, when the letter is not available (or when a word is in all caps), ß is almost always substituted by the digraph ss rather than sz (e g
writing - How to write an ß? - German Language Stack Exchange What is the proper way to write an Eszett on paper with a pen? In English we are told to start letters at the top, but the ß only has ends at the bottom, so what is the proper way to draw the letter?
Etymology of a name of the letter ß : “scharfes s” The "ß" is a so-called ligature: two letters which are often used together are combined into a single "letter" Here it is the "long s" and the "round s" In English there is for instance "æ", combining the letters "a" and "e" Up to the 20th century, german books were mostly printed in "Fraktur" (blackletter) and not in Antiqua, (more about that here) Fraktur had two different letters for
blackletter - What is the linguistic necessity for the letter ß in . . . Sometimes it's ß, sometimes ss, sometimes ſs, and sometimes ſz (long-S variants) My question is, what's the real necessity for a distinct letter, as a purely linguistic matter, that can't be expressed with ss at all times?
regional - Wieso ist die Bezeichnung »scharfes s« ausgerechnet dort . . . Laut Bezeichnung “ß” « atlas-alltagssprache decken sich die Gebiete, wo die Bezeichnungen Eszett oder scharfes S verwendet werden, relativ gut mit den Ländergrenzen Ausgenommen ist nur Nordrhein-Westfalen, wo beide Bezeichnungen vorkommen Dies legt die Vermutung nahe, dass die jeweils verwendeten Lehrmittel eine Rolle spielen
software - What is the appropriate capitalization of ß? - German . . . For example, ß sorts as "ss", which may involve more work if you take a "naïve" approach to sorting The US State Department used to publish guidelines on translating software into foreign languages (and may still), but I suspect Wikipedia plus review by a person with native-level reading ability will suffice