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Article #5366Re: "invention" of silent reading (McLuhan)
From: Peter T. Daniels
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 00:56
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 00:56
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John W. Kennedy wrote: > > Peter T. Daniels wrote: > > Does Danish use spacing for emphasis, as in German? (German uses > > "gesperrt" rather than "kursiv.") > > Some typographical purists, following the lead of Eric Gill (1882-1942) > have tried to introduce the practice into English, as well. My feelings toward Eric Gill are not entirely unmixed. I'm glad that particular practice didn't catch on. I love Gill Perpetua (and Felicity), but not Underground (or is that Johnston, and it's Gill Sans I don't like?). -- Peter T. Daniels grammatim@att.net
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