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Unexpected tales of symbols: shaping language with history and intrigue.
Shady Characters
Ampersands, Interrobangs and other Typographical Curiosities
$32.05
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352 pages
- Release Date
25 February 2015
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Summary
The fascinating and unexpected stories behind the typographical symbols we use every day.
- What does the hashtag have to do with ancient Romans and Isaac Newton?
- How did a dash almost bring down the British establishment?
- Why is the @ symbol called a strudel in Hebrew and rollmop herring in Czech?
- 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780718193881 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0718193881 |
| Author: | Keith Houston |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 25 February 2015 |
| Weight: | 302g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 27mm |
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About The Author
Keith Houston
Keith Houston started writing about the stories behind different marks of punctuation back in 2008 and soon discovered that they wove a fascinating trail across the parallel histories of language and typography. He is the founder of ShadyCharacters.
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