[PW] Ye equals The?

[Peter Zilahy Ingerman, PhD]

FWIW, I was taught that the "Y" in "Ye" was a sloppy way of writing a 
capital thorn ("Þ"), so I'd read it as an archaicism, but a valid 
alternative that's gotten lost in modern usage.

Peter Ingerman.

Jeanne Schramm wrote:

>Recently on an episode of Jeopardy! a contestant lost in the final round for
>giving the answer "Ye Old Curiosity Shop" (instead of "The Old Curiosity
>Shop").  Before I send a letter of protest (!!) to Alex Trebek, does anyone
>know of a reason why "Ye" should not be considered an alternate spelling of
>"The"?     Thanks!  Jeanne Schramm
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