we've just realized that, just like how you sort of skip over most of the word "the" in most english speech, we also kinda do that in writing
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handwriting that is, not typing. it kinda turns into a weird little glyph
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@Felthry In Singapore I picked up the habit of writing 'the' as just the letter e with a horizontal bar across the top. It's a common enough shorthand and I have no idea where it comes from, but it's a nice timesaver.

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@Austin_Dern The E basically doesn't exist in our writing. we'll have to show you sometime
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@Felthry I'm curious! I'll try and share an example of the Singapore The too, but later, after I've slept.

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