Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 2 AIL 0138 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Old Spelling and the Long S
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The idea
Older printing uses a long s that resembles an f, and spells many words differently. Modern editions regularise both, and the exam prints modern spelling. A candidate meeting an unregularised text should read for sound rather than for shape.
In practice
Read for sound, not for shape.
Where people slip
The exam regularises; originals do not.
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