SC - off topic but slightly interesting if true
Kimib2 at aol.com
Kimib2 at aol.com
Wed Aug 27 20:37:49 PDT 1997
In a message dated 97-08-27 16:18:29 EDT, you write:
<< "Minding one's P's and Q's" meant to keep your mind on the work and not
get
>distracted.
>
>Yers,
>
>Gunthar
>
Reasonable. Modern type, at least that which I am familiar with, has a
double groove in the edge the the typesetter sees as they drop the type
in the L-stick. This lets you do a quick check on proper positioning
and the evenness of the type, a short or long shaft on the type really
stands out.
When these grooves were added, I don't know, but I expect they are only
a hundred years old at most.
The sample of Gutenberg's type I've seen didn't have any markings to aid
in positioning the type, which is also true of the wooden printing
blocks I've seen. So, "mind your P's and Q's," is very likely a
printer's aphorism.
>>
I was just PASSING ON some trivial...geez...
kimib2
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