• agamemnonymous
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    4 hours ago

    Maybe they pronounce it “ðə”, and they’re implying the schwa by default

    • PhlubbaDubba@lemm.eeOP
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      3 hours ago

      Kinda, but also it’s a shorthand borrowed from similar spelling reforms, namely Shavian.