Re: mind your P's and Q's

[Kathleen Epler <skoob@epix.net>]

Hello all,

This stems from the "old days" of hand picking the type to be set for a
newspaper or other publication. The cases of type were upper and lower.
That's where we get our phrase for capital letters being upper case as
they were in - you got it! - the upper case.

As for P's and Q's  - as the type is a mirror image of what is to be
printed, the p and q looked alike, but the typesetter had to be careful
which piece of type he was picking.


Kathie Epler
Librarian
Amanda E. Stout Elem.
Reading, PA
skoob@epix.net

Ride the Reading ("redding") Railroad when you play Monopoly!

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