Bizarre But True Facts That Sound Made Up

Nicodemus 2 month s 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.

Delphi 2 month s 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.

Tish 2 month s ago

#21 A little-known but obvious fact everyone learn in 4th grade

Irv 2 month s 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.....

Delphi 2 month s ago

Thanks, Iz. Some great linguistic/etymologic entries here. More, please!

"Hyphenated is non-hyphenated; non-hyphenated is hyphenated."

Bizarre But True Facts That Sound Made Up

6/32

Nicodemus 2 month s 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.

Delphi 2 month s 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.

Tish 2 month s ago

#21 A little-known but obvious fact everyone learn in 4th grade

Irv 2 month s 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.....

Delphi 2 month s ago

Thanks, Iz. Some great linguistic/etymologic entries here. More, please!