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Downvoted for the title. Not sure what kind of mouth breather trend that is, but it's not lasting
I remember a person on Reddit using this.
þ- th sounding /θ/ (think)
ð- th sounding /ð/ (the)
As to why... I hope OP tells us.
I've seen them explain it elsewhere. As i recall, they liked the reaction it got, and do it for that.
They're still missing the "e" from "ðe". That's what bothers me.
I think It was common in middle English to omit the 'e', leaving it to context for the reader to infer the meaning. I see this in alot of shorthand and other alphabets like Shavian.
So the same way we differentiate between the two sounds "th" can make?
Kinda, yeah. The difference is that it's not a per-word basis where you have to memorize dozens of cases. Much less cumbersome on learners. There's nothing wrong with just writing 'ðe' either, if the writer prefers.