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> `>` (meme arrow) It's much older: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_quoting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_quoting ...and it looks suspiciously sim
by stefantalpalaru 10y ago
> `>` (meme arrow)
It's much older: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_quoting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_quoting
...and it looks suspiciously similar to the "diple" used by ancient Greeks: http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2015/01/30/quotation_marks_long_and_fascinating_history_includes_arrows_diples_and.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2015/01/30/quotati...
- pitaj 10y agoOh I'm sure it is. I just called it that because it's funny.