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Here are some etymolog-ish things you might not know about punctuation. 🧵👇
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Here are some etymolog-ish things you might not know about punctuation. 🧵👇
The word "punctuation" is from the Latin pungere "to prick or pierce"—also the source of pungent, poignant, punch, puncture and pink!
It originally referred to psalm-pointing. The dots and marks used to notate psalms evolved into the symbols we use to punctuate writing today.
It originally referred to psalm-pointing. The dots and marks used to notate psalms evolved into the symbols we use to punctuate writing today.
The word "period" comes from the Latin periodus, meaning either a period of time (which is from the same source) or in this case, "a complete sentence."
Over time, a period became a mark that signified when a complete sentence had come to an end.
Over time, a period became a mark that signified when a complete sentence had come to an end.
