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English
Etymology
A rotated letter ⟨π⟩ /Ε/, from the jocular suggestion that English /h/ and /Ε/ are allophones.
Letter
π£ (h)
- (Shavian) the sound /h/.
Usage notes
There is an argument that ⟨π£⟩ h and ⟨π⟩ ng should have the opposite readings, and perhaps reflect a printer's error, because otherwise voiceless consonants have ascenders and their voiced partners have descenders. Some books have been published with this opposite assignment.