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Asking the real questions (jlai.lu)

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

I was under the impression that that was actually a medieval invention

[–] el_abuelo@programming.dev 1 points 19 minutes ago

This comment made me learn. Thank you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scriptio_continua

[–] Backlog3231@reddthat.com 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

What was used to delineate words before the space character, then?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] el_abuelo@programming.dev 1 points 20 minutes ago

Or for those that just want to read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scriptio_continua