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Nicodemus 1 month ago
#4 This was imported from the "Linotype" which creates metal letters for printing... hence the name upper case and lower case, since the matrices were stored in the upper part of the machine.
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Delphi 1 month ago
Nicodemus, We still had linotype technology when I was in junior high. Had to learn it, despite knowing it was not going to be in use much longer.
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Tish 1 month ago
#21 A little-known but obvious fact everyone learn in 4th grade
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Irv 1 month ago
#31 What?? Let's see then, you never stop running - the pause to catch your breath just gets longer. You never stop laughing, the pause to breathe just gets longer. and so on and so on.....
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Delphi 1 month ago
Thanks, Iz. Some great linguistic/etymologic entries here. More, please!
"You think your skeleton is inside you, but you’re a brain so you’re inside your skeleton."
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Nicodemus 1 month ago
#4 This was imported from the "Linotype" which creates metal letters for printing... hence the name upper case and lower case, since the matrices were stored in the upper part of the machine.
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Delphi 1 month ago
Nicodemus, We still had linotype technology when I was in junior high. Had to learn it, despite knowing it was not going to be in use much longer.
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Tish 1 month ago
#21 A little-known but obvious fact everyone learn in 4th grade
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Irv 1 month ago
#31 What?? Let's see then, you never stop running - the pause to catch your breath just gets longer. You never stop laughing, the pause to breathe just gets longer. and so on and so on.....
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Delphi 1 month ago
Thanks, Iz. Some great linguistic/etymologic entries here. More, please!