The Power of Eszett
last modified: Saturday, July 17, 2010 (9:09:11 PM)
Going around once again through fandom as well as more professional sites, I notice how many people still use a <b>B / b</b> when writing "Weiß". The German ligature "ß" is used to replace the double "s" (short vowels, I believe?). "Weiss" is accurate. "WeiB/b" is not...that actually changes the meaning of the word, to refer to an "older woman".
Okay, I admit...I'm guilty of using inaccurate variations myself, mostly the Greek symbol for "beta", but only when making site graphics. I mean, very few fonts have the eszett. And I don't have the time (read: am lazy) to manipulate an "f" and "s" and fuse it onto a graphic.
Just sayin'....