A ridiculouſly pretentious and obſolete method of writing the letter "s", when it does not occur in word-final poſition. Its uſe may lead to the poſſibility of abſolute bullſhit being interpreted as intelligent, ſenſible proſe.
The origin of the ligature "
ß" was the letter ſequences "ſs" and "ſz", where the
two letters later merged into the iconic ſymbol of the German language.