   Ã (minuscule: Ã¦) is a grapheme named aesc or ash, formed from the letters a and e. originally a ligature representing a latin diphthong, it has been promoted to the full status of a letter in the alphabets of some languages, including danish, norwegian, icelandic and faroese. as a letter of the old english latin alphabet, it was called Ã¦sc ("ash tree") after the anglo-saxon futhorc rune  (20x16px|), which it transliterated; its traditional name in english is still ash .  ==usage== right|thumb|Ã alone and in context  ===english  === in english, usage of the ligature varies in different places. in modern typography, and where technological limitations make its use difficult (such as in use of typewriters, first telegraphs or ascii), Ã¦ is often eschewed in favour of the digraph ae. usage experts often consider this incorrect, especially when rendering foreign words where Ã¦ is considered a letter (e.g. Ãsir, ÃrÃ¸) or brand names which make use of the ligature (e.g. Ãon flux, encyclopÃ¦dia britannica). in the united states, the problem of the ligature is sidestepped in many cases by use of a simplified spelling with "e", as has also happened with Å. usage however may vary; for example, medieval is now more common than mediaeval (and the now old-fashioned mediÃ¦val) even in the uk,the spelling medieval is given priority in both oxford and cambridge advanced learner's dictionary. accessed september 22, 2014. while archaeology is preferred over archeology even in the us.merriam-webster advanced learner's dictionary. accessed september 22, 2014. given their long history, ligatures are sometimes used to invoke archaism or in literal quotations of historic sources; for instance, wor
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