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www.practicallyefficient.com
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| | | | | Math fonts from six different type systems, courtesy Chalkdust | |
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www.futilitycloset.com
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| | | | | Modern punctuation doesn't always do the job, so writers have suggested various improvements. In the 1580s, English printer Henry Denham proposed a "percontation point," ?, to be used at the end of a rhetorical question. In 1668, Anglican clergyman John Wilkins suggested using an inverted exclamation point, ยก, for the same purpose. In the 1840s, Belgian newspaper publisher Marcellin Jobard introduced a small arrow whose orientation might indicate irony, irritation, indignation, or hesitation. In 1899, Fr... | |
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www.arrantpedantry.com
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| | | | | I recently received a review copy of Keith Houston's new book, Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks, based on his excellent blog of the sam... | |
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www.sifter.com.au
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| | | Plus Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra delayed to next year and you can can now speak to Darth Vader in Fortnite | ||
