At 21:57 +0000 2004-08-31, Richard Wordingham wrote:

>You don't think the bar is just a form of the Irish dot over the letter?

Certainly not. You must not have looked at any manuscripts if you think this.

Look, people aren't stupid. G is C with a bar. Eth is a d with a bar.
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Michael Everson * * Everson Typography * * http://www.evertype.com