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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!newsflash.concordia.ca!daily-planet.concordia.ca!alcor.concordia.ca.Concordia.CA!mckay
  2. From: mckay@alcor.concordia.ca (John McKay)
  3. Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
  4. Subject: Capital "I"
  5. Message-ID: <5596@daily-planet.concordia.ca>
  6. Date: 27 Dec 92 20:52:37 GMT
  7. Sender: usenet@daily-planet.concordia.ca
  8. Organization: Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
  9. Lines: 5
  10. Originator: mckay@alcor.concordia.ca
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  12. A question I have long contemplated:
  13. It seems a sign of our times that the capital 9th letter of English is
  14. frequently written with a dot upon its head. I have thought of this as
  15. a sign of ignorance. Does anyone know of the history of this affliction?
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