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Illustration by Paul Franck, from The Proper Art of Writing (1655).

Source: The Getty / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/bc3f8ce8-d665-447a-8be4-ed4294f784be

#alphabets #letters #calligraphy #typography #orthography #design #writing #lettering #bookillustration #woodcut #art #publicdomain

'No' - A Linguistic Tangle

Learn why the abbreviation 'no.' comes from French 'numéro' for number, not English 'no' for negation. Understand its history and digital issues.

#abbreviations, #frenchlanguage, #linguistics, #orthography, #unicode

https://newsletter.tf/why-no-means-number-not-negation-french/

The abbreviation 'no.' is from French 'numéro' meaning 'number'. This is different from the English word 'no' used for negation.

#abbreviations, #frenchlanguage, #linguistics, #orthography, #unicode
https://newsletter.tf/why-no-means-number-not-negation-french/