Lizzie and Georgiansilver, have you read any old print documents? The original (in English, anyway) typeface had a lowercase 'S' that was very like an 'F,' except that the little crossing halfway up was only on one side of the upright element. It made the documents hard to read, especially to modern eyes, but it was still an 'S'.
I once read an archival early copy of Canterbury Tales. Pretty hard work.

I live in a suburb called Bucklands Beach. It was once a farm belonging to the Buckland family. SAD (Streetname Apostrophe Deletion) is spreading worldwide.
Removing the periods from acronyms is also gaining ground.