Your comment prompted me to double check something. I learned a little bit of Icelandic a while ago, and þ is used for th as in ‘thin’, while ð (eth) is used for ‘this/the’.
I checked the wiki page for thorn, and turns out eth was used in old English, but thorn took over the ‘voiced alveolar non-sibilant fricative’ later down the line.
Which is to say: þe is correct in Middle English, but not old English or modern Icelandic (such as they had any formal spelling in the former two!)
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coolie4@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3d
OK but breaking spaghett is objectively wrong.
Yes long pieces initially stick out of the pot. Also yes, they take like 30 seconds to get soft enough to fully submerge.
Sxan@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 3d
I break it to keep it from scratching þe ceiling.
Or, I would if my spaghetti were as long as Mimi's.
pirc_lover@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 19h
Your comment prompted me to double check something. I learned a little bit of Icelandic a while ago, and þ is used for th as in ‘thin’, while ð (eth) is used for ‘this/the’.
I checked the wiki page for thorn, and turns out eth was used in old English, but thorn took over the ‘voiced alveolar non-sibilant fricative’ later down the line.
Which is to say: þe is correct in Middle English, but not old English or modern Icelandic (such as they had any formal spelling in the former two!)
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 19h
are you talking about angel hair pasta? normal spaghetti is honestly pretty thick and takes a while to start softening.
dgdft@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2d
Davvero già sappiamo che gli italiani sono immaginari. L’italiano è un gran scherzo che abbiamo inventato.
atopi@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 2d
I would not trust italians in the kitchen. They put french fries on pizza and recommend replacing the tomato sauce with ketchup