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A History of Punctuation
- dmckeon 6y agoSo Isidore, encyclopedist and patron saint of the internet, is also the inventor of special characters? How appropriate.
- msoad 6y agoThe article starts by mentioning single quotes but never says where they are coming from
- broquaint 6y agoMight I also recommend Keith Houston's wonderful book "Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, & Other Typographical Marks": https://shadycharacters.co.uk/books/shady-characters-the-book/ https://shadycharacters.co.uk/books/shady-characters-the-boo... He also posts, with some regularity, to his blog on the same topic: https://shadycharacters.co.uk/ https://shadycharacters.co.uk/ Employing the correct usage of hyphens, en dashes and em dashes continues to be a small daily joy for me.
- Stratoscope 6y agoMy favorite nearly-unknown punctuation mark has to be the interrobang. I like it so much I commissioned a local ceramic artist (Liz Crain of Capitola, CA) to make this piece: https://geary.smugmug.com/Art/i-qCBqjqb/A https://geary.smugmug.com/Art/i-qCBqjqb/A Liz's husband is a retired typesetter, so a lot of her pieces feature typographic themes. https://www.lizcrainceramics.com/ https://www.lizcrainceramics.com/ Any questions‽
- 082349872349872 6y agoTIL about cone top cans: https://www.decades.com/lists/a-visual-history-of-the-beer-can https://www.decades.com/lists/a-visual-history-of-the-beer-c... I like the knitted ceramics. They led me to both the masculine ceramic plate (for use in a plate carrier) and the more feminine https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1y8NoXCRHhU/TEzv7MBIsxI/AAAAAAAAAEA/mn3wfLwsvoU/s1600/Porcelain+dress.jpg https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1y8NoXCRHhU/TEzv7MBIsxI/AAAAAAAAA... Not sure if business =.= or art project: https://www.vollebak.com/product/full-metal-jacket-black/ https://www.vollebak.com/product/full-metal-jacket-black/ (it must be couture?)