In a message dated 11/21/03 12:33:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, rbuck@aros.net
writes:
> I've heard a completely different answer to that. (My grandfather told me,
>
> about 45 years ago) It refers to moveable type as used in newspaper
> printing before typesetting machines. When viewed head-on the reversed
> images were very easy to get confused...so it was fairly easy for a young,
> inattentive typesetter to set up a rack of type that resulted in something
> like, "Mind your qints and puarts." Hence the admonishment to mind them
> (or keep them straight...or reversed...or something) while putting the type
> into place.
>
> Ray
>
Ray, I heard that one too, but how come they didn't have the same problem
with lower case b's & d's? What I want to know is why I can mixup both b's&d's
and p's&q's using a KEYBOARD? Maybe my right index finger is just getting
tired.
Bob in connecticut
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