Me: “Since when is ‘porn’ a letter?”
Teacher: “That’s not a ‘p,’ but a thorn character. But you’re right about þ looking like a ‘P’ with a
tail. Þ is used in Icelandic, Old
English, and Old Norse, and it’s derived from the thurisaz rune.”
Me: “So this tailed P is called thorn? Like a thorn on a
rose?”
Teacher: “Exactly!”
Me: “So now I get why þ is a thorn, and not porn.”