Talk:Ecgþeow

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[edit] The Fourth Letter

Is it really necessary to use the letter or glyph or whatever "þ" in the title of an article in the English Wikipedia? Is there not a way of translating or transliterating the name into something that someone without a background in ancient languages will be able to easily pronounce? This is, IMHO, monumentally unhelpful. 24.68.250.157 03:14, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

  • According to the þ article, and even earlier versions of this page, substituting "th" for "þ" shouldn't be much of a problem, and should make things much less obscure. So, unless someone has an objection, I propose that I'll make the change in the next few days. 24.68.250.157 08:14, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
Why change it? I can see adding " or Ecgtheow" to the first line of the article - and/or add pronunciation in parenthesis. Renaming the article itself is unnecessary as Ecgtheow already redirects here. (John User:Jwy talk) 14:26, 12 April 2007 (UTC)