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Shady Characters

Shady Characters

Ampersands, Interrobangs and Other Typographical Curiosities

by Keith Houston
Paperback
Publication Date: 25/02/2015

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How do you express sarcasm with a punctuation mark?

This book is all about the symbols we use every day, and the incredible stories behind why they mean what they mean. Taking in ancient graffiti, Medieval shorthand, New York advertising men, great orators, rogues, rebels and pioneers, Shady Characters reveals how a series of strange signs, shapes and squiggles have (often literally) shaped our language.
ISBN:
9780718193881
9780718193881
Category:
Palaeography (history of writing)
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
25-02-2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Books, Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
197x129x26mm
Weight:
0.3kg

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