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Asking the real questions (jlai.lu)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

The Romans also had spaces in between words

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (5 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day 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

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

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

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