#2763: Linguistics Gossip

XKCD comic, described below.
Transcript

[There is a broken heart centered at the top of the image. Below that is the capital letter Æ (a letter combining A and E). There are arrows pointing downward — one from the A of Æ to an A, and one from the E to an E. Below this layer is an arrow from the A to a letter combining A and R, and an arrow from the E to a letter combining V and E.]

[Caption below the panel:]

Hot linguistics gossip: The A and E from Æ have broken up and are now married to other letters.


(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

The E's wedding invitation definitely used the word LOVE more times than was strictly necessary.

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