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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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 ... “best pleases his fancy, or is in present mode ...