many moons ago
I used to be a compositor and in the type cases, there were separate compartments for dipthongs and ligatures.

Two vowels together were difficult to put together using type, so one piece of type was created called a dipthong.

/sad old fart blog
( robh, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:59, archived)

You're not a sad old fart.
You are a LOVELY old fart.
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:02, archived)

hello sexeh!
*squoooozles*
( robh, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:07, archived)

Indeed.
In typography, a distinction was made between ligatures for contextual forms and ligatures representing dipthongs. This is because, for example, an æ should not be used to replace ae, while one of the fi ligatures may be selected as required. æ is a letter in its own right, while the typographical ligatures are not.
( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:03, archived)

GIN TONIGHT.

( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:05, archived)

Damn right!

( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:06, archived)

I like your flickr pics too
:)

Edit: Oil on water detail is superb!!
( robh, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:09, archived)

Thanks.
Been a little slack at taking photos recently, and even slacker at uploading them.
( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:12, archived)

lol
Its not the only part of you that's been a bit slack.

your bumtubes.
( WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:13, archived)

i want to take nice photos.
i like the scottish landscape ones there. MARVELLOUS.
( sleepybinky, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:14, archived)

Do it then.
At Gualachulain it's really difficult to take a bad one.
( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:16, archived)