Blue Pencil no. 53—The Tale of the Tittle
“The Parts of a Letter” by Doyald Young. Note that there is no i and thus no mention of a dot or tittle.
We need to expunge the word tittle from the typographic lexicon. Although the word has a long history in the English language, especially in religion, literature and political discourse, its typographic meaning is principally a 21st century creation. It is a coinage based on false erudition, one that is increasingly being accepted by those eager to show off …
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