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- From: robin@severian.chi.il.us (Robin Carkhuff)
- Subject: Re: Capital "I"
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- References: <5596@daily-planet.concordia.ca> <BzxxKI.2ow@world.std.com> <glen.725557020@cs.wisc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 23:02:32 GMT
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- In article <glen.725557020@cs.wisc.edu> glen@slate.cs.wisc.edu (Glen Ecklund) writes:
- >jcf@world.std.com (Joseph C Fineman) writes:
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- >>mckay@alcor.concordia.ca (John McKay) writes:
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- >>>It seems a sign of our times that the capital 9th letter of English is
- >>>frequently written with a dot upon its head. I have thought of this as
- >>>a sign of ignorance. Does anyone know of the history of this affliction?
- >
- >>...
- >>I don't know what you mean by "our times", but schoolchildren were
- >>doing this when I was in grade school, almost 50 years ago.
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- >I have never noticed this, growing up in the Midwest (US). Could it be
- >regional?
- >--
- >Every child shall be treated with complete respect.
- >
- >Glen Ecklund glen@cs.wisc.edu (608) 262-1318 Office, 262-1204 Dept. Sec'y
- >Department of Computer Sciences 1210 W. Dayton St., Room 3355
- >University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, Wis. 53706 U.S.A.
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