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minus-squareAndromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼linkfedilinkEnglish6•edit-25 months agoThe Romans also had spaces in between words
minus-square@dch82@lemmy.ziplinkfedilink12•edit-25 months agoBut did they have lowercase? EDIT: Hello my name is JOHN DOE. Only latin characters allowed
minus-squareAndromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼linkfedilinkEnglish8•edit-25 months agoBut did they have lowercase english language? Salve! John Doe nomen meum est. Only latin characters allowed (That’s all the latin I remember from school back then)
minus-square@captainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink8•5 months agoI was under the impression that that was actually a medieval invention
minus-square@el_abuelo@programming.devlinkfedilink5•5 months agoThis comment made me learn. Thank you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scriptio_continua
minus-square@captainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•5 months agoNothing but understanding of words and sentences. It was kind of a whole thing. The space character was revolutionary to increasing the spread of literacy. Relevant
minus-square@el_abuelo@programming.devlinkfedilink4•5 months agoOr for those that just want to read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scriptio_continua
minus-square@grue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoThe inscription on the Pantheon has dots between the words. M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECIT
The Romans also had spaces in between words
But did they have lowercase?
EDIT: Hello my name is JOHN DOE. Only latin characters allowed
But did they have
lowercaseenglish language?Salve! John Doe nomen meum est.
Only latin
charactersallowed(That’s all the latin I remember from school back then)
I was under the impression that that was actually a medieval invention
This comment made me learn. Thank you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scriptio_continua
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Nothing but understanding of words and sentences. It was kind of a whole thing. The space character was revolutionary to increasing the spread of literacy. Relevant
Or for those that just want to read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scriptio_continua
The inscription on the Pantheon has dots between the words.