# TWTS: When "f" and "v" were sort of one

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Podcast: [That's What They Say](https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-s-what-they-say-44719)
Published: 2026-05-08T20:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.michiganpublic.org/podcast/thats-what-they-say/2026-05-08/twts-when-f-and-v-were-sort-of-one
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## Resource

If you know how the sound "f" worked in Old English, it suddenly isn’t mysterious why the "f" in "leaf" turns into a "v" in the plural form "leaves."

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