The Surprisingly Literal Reason We Call Letters “Uppercase” and “Lowercase”
Uppercase and lowercase letters have existed since ancient times—but the terms are much more recent. The origin of the terms ...
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Capital letters
Watch: When do you use capital letters? Watch this video to learn about when you should use capital letters in your writing. Here are some rules when to use capital letters. Every sentence should ...
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Why Did Ancient Greeks Write Without Spaces or Lowercase Letters?
One immediately notices that Ancient Greek writing exclusively used uppercase letters, without any lowercase ones. This ...
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The Surprisingly Literal Reason We Call Letters “Uppercase” and “Lowercase”
Printers stored their letters in trays known as cases: Capital letters went in the upper case, and minuscule ones went in the lower case. In other words, the upper case was literally just a case ...
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Capital letters
Watch: When do you use capital letters? Watch this video to learn about when you should use capital letters in your writing. Here are some rules when to use capital letters. Every sentence should ...