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Topic: whats the deal with the lower-case letter 'a'  (Read 2279 times)

Offline stevie

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whats the deal with the lower-case letter 'a'
on: November 30, 2005, 08:56:36 AM
ok, on all internet sites, and stuff, the lower-case letter 'a' has like...an extended top, look closely at it.

randomly i hadnt really noticed it till recently, but i guess the purpose is to make it more easily distinguishable.

but we dont write the letter 'a' that way!
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Offline chopiabin

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Re: whats the deal with the lower-case letter 'a'
Reply #1 on: November 30, 2005, 09:42:33 AM
You just noticed that?
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Offline danyal

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Re: whats the deal with the lower-case letter 'a'
Reply #2 on: November 30, 2005, 10:19:18 AM
My my arent we observant today...

Anyway, I write my letter 'a' that way. I prefer it. Well, depending on which style of writing I use at the time. I have a few.
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Re: whats the deal with the lower-case letter 'a'
Reply #3 on: November 30, 2005, 12:25:18 PM
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Offline jas

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Re: whats the deal with the lower-case letter 'a'
Reply #4 on: November 30, 2005, 01:01:27 PM
Quote from: stevie on November 30, 2005, 08:56:36 AM
but we dont write the letter 'a' that way!
I do. In primary school I decided my handwriting had to be different, and it stuck!
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Offline Tash

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Re: whats the deal with the lower-case letter 'a'
Reply #5 on: November 30, 2005, 11:15:31 PM
i know a few people who write a's that way. i only did it when i was signing the back of my cards with 'Tash Creations'- for some weird reason i had to make it a non circular a, but eventually got bored of doing it so stopped
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Re: whats the deal with the lower-case letter 'a'
Reply #6 on: November 30, 2005, 11:22:04 PM
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Offline stevie

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Re: whats the deal with the lower-case letter 'a'
Reply #7 on: December 01, 2005, 03:13:57 AM
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