#theinterpunct

[daintydoraposts]

Day 35/100: The Interpunct. Putting a space between words seems like a no-brainer, but it’s actually a relatively new idea. Back in antiquity, they either mushed all of their words together, or used a symbol called an interpunct (·). Looking like a raised fullstop, the interpunct is still occasionally used as a multiplication sign. You can also find it in the Catalan language, where it’s used to distinguish a double L (as in goril·la) from an LL (as in tortilla). In British English, it can be used a decimal point, though the American custom of using a period has made this form obsolete. [Cut out shapes from pretty paper] #100daysofthepunctuationproject #the100dayproject #100days #gm100dayproject #punctuation #thepunctuationproject #punctuationmarks #punctuationpoints #interpunct #theinterpunct #antiquatedpunctuation #oldpunctuation #punctuationdesign #paper #papercutout #shapes #dots #stop #raisedfullstop #punctuationlibrary #language #catalan #catalanpunctuation