Makes sense

alternateorg on August 7, 2001

While researching a new name for an investment company, I came across this interesting tidbit at Dictionary.com:


4: printers once kept type for capitals and small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case, small letters in the lower half.

Whaddayaknow.

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4 Replies to “Makes sense”

  1. map August 7, 2001 at 3:50 pm

    Similar to a typewriter, I guess. Remember those?

  2. 808 August 7, 2001 at 4:50 pm

    I think he means… like ‘lower case’ and ‘upper case’ mean specifically the upper or lower part of the case the printers used to use. Kinda like ‘curse word’ is a cursed word… at least in South Park… 🙂

  3. map August 7, 2001 at 3:50 pm

    Similar to a typewriter, I guess. Remember those?

  4. 808 August 7, 2001 at 4:50 pm

    I think he means… like ‘lower case’ and ‘upper case’ mean specifically the upper or lower part of the case the printers used to use. Kinda like ‘curse word’ is a cursed word… at least in South Park… 🙂

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