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Originally posted by SevenFootSounds
They mostly still use the weird B, but since that's only a real German letter, it's now been renewed to 'ss', also to make it a lot easier.
You both pronounce it as S
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Scheiße keeps the Eszett because it's a long vowel sound.
Groß -> Groß
Weiß -> Weiß
Kongreß -> Kongress
The spelling reform did not eliminate Eszett.