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Upper and lower case came from when everything used to be printed by hand. The letters would be inside of a brief case. The upper case would be kept on the top of the case and the lower case on the bottom.
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What are upper upper case and lower case letters?
Upper case letter - capital letter -- B Y D WLower case letter - small letter -- b y d wThey're called upper case because in old times the newspaper workers kept the letter stamps that were bigger on the upper case and smaller on the lower case. It makes alot of sense so, they just called it by their ''case''
What is the abbreviation of upper case?
UC
What is the origin of the word race?
English gets it from Italian "razza'" which is probably Etruscan in origin.
How do you say Amabere in English language?
In Kisii language of African origin,"Amabere" has the meaning of "Milk" in English.
What is the English translation for dorita?
Dorita is of English Origin, meaning of the name Dorothy
What is twa?
This depends on whether the letters are lower-case or upper-case. Lower-case — 'twa' — is Old English (or regional dialect) for two. Upper-case — 'TWA' - is the abbreviation for Trans World Airways
What upper case English letters do not have symmetry?
The question depends on what you consider to be English letters. The letters that this site uses are Roman letters.
What is lower case letters?
The two types of case are UPPER and lower case. This dates from the era when typesetters had to literally pick out individual letters from a rack to make up the page to be printed. Capital letters were in the top part of the rack and the others were in the bottom half of the rack hence upper case (rack) and lower case (rack)
Were roman sculptures carved in upper or lower case?
upper case
Is the first letter of a chemical symbol always upper case or lower case?
upper case
What alphabet has 52 letters?
The latin alphabet for English has 52 letters, if you count both upper case and lower case. Otherwise, there no other alphabet with 52 letters.
What is 'capitale' when translated from French to English?
"Capital" in the sense of capital city and upper-case letter as a feminine singular noun and "capital," "crucial," and "upper-case" as a feminine singular adjective are English equivalents of the French word capitale. Whatever the meaning or use, the pronunciation remains "ka-pea-tal" in French.
Which case is case sensitive upper case or lower case?
Both. "Case sensitive" means that upper case and lower case characters are treated as different characters.
How do you spell capitalzaion?
The US spelling is "capitalization" (upper case, or financial basis). The non-US (British-English) spelling is "capitalisation".
What comes next in the sequence AA xd ug?
Not sure how the upper case and lower case letters interact. If that can be ignored then rj.Not sure how the upper case and lower case letters interact. If that can be ignored then rj.Not sure how the upper case and lower case letters interact. If that can be ignored then rj.Not sure how the upper case and lower case letters interact. If that can be ignored then rj.
What is the origin of brb canal?
Upper Chennab Canal
What are upper upper case and lower case letters?
Upper case letter - capital letter -- B Y D WLower case letter - small letter -- b y d wThey're called upper case because in old times the newspaper workers kept the letter stamps that were bigger on the upper case and smaller on the lower case. It makes alot of sense so, they just called it by their ''case''
