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ElCanut@jlai.lu to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 6 months ago

Asking the real questions

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Asking the real questions

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ElCanut@jlai.lu to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 6 months ago
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  • Andromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    The Romans also had spaces in between words

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      But did they have lowercase?

      EDIT: Hello my name is JOHN DOE. Only latin characters allowed

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        But 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)

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      I was under the impression that that was actually a medieval invention

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        This comment made me learn. Thank you.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scriptio_continua

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        deleted by creator

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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

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            Or for those that just want to read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scriptio_continua

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          The inscription on the Pantheon has dots between the words.

          M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECIT

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