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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] el_abuelo 5 points 1 week ago

This comment made me learn. Thank you.

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week 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 4 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

The inscription on the Pantheon has dots between the words.

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