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The Surprisingly Literal Reason We Call Letters “Uppercase” and “Lowercase”
The origin of the terms uppercase and lowercase might seem pretty self-explanatory. Upper and lower must be references to the height of the letters, and the use of case is presumably an offshoot of ...
The common terms 'uppercase' and 'lowercase' letters have sparked a lively debate on social media, with many admitting they had no idea of their origins and had simply taken them for granted. The ...
It's a phrase most of us say without a moment's hesitation - but discovering its origins has left people astounded they never wondered it before. The commonplace expressions uppercase and lowercase ...
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