ElCanut@jlai.lu to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 month agoAsking the real questionsjlai.luexternal-linkmessage-square219fedilinkarrow-up11.14Karrow-down110
arrow-up11.13Karrow-down1external-linkAsking the real questionsjlai.luElCanut@jlai.lu to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 month agomessage-square219fedilink
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoI was under the impression that that was actually a medieval invention
minus-squareel_abuelo@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoThis comment made me learn. Thank you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scriptio_continua
minus-squareHam Strokers Ejacula@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoWhat was used to delineate words before the space character, then?
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoNothing but understanding of words and sentences. It was kind of a whole thing. The space character was revolutionary to increasing the spread of literacy. Relevant
minus-squareel_abuelo@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoOr for those that just want to read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scriptio_continua
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThe inscription on the Pantheon has dots between the words. M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECIT
I was under the impression that that was actually a medieval invention
This comment made me learn. Thank you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scriptio_continua
What was used to delineate words before the space character, then?
Nothing but understanding of words and sentences. It was kind of a whole thing. The space character was revolutionary to increasing the spread of literacy. Relevant
Or for those that just want to read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scriptio_continua
The inscription on the Pantheon has dots between the words.