tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19567381.post7473984795755843978..comments2024-02-05T04:09:09.848-05:00Comments on A Gift For Polydektes: The solidus markEd Sniblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346392312959087285noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19567381.post-53419858759134396092011-10-11T20:27:22.945-04:002011-10-11T20:27:22.945-04:00I must confess that I never experienced pre-decima...I must confess that I never experienced pre-decimalized Britain. Most of the post information comes from reading Wikipedia and Unicode references.<br /><br />Wikipedia says "The 's.' was at one stage written using a long s, ∫ that was further abbreviated to the ⁄ symbol..." I thought the Editors of Wikipedia had used the 'abbreviated' in an interesting sense, using it to mean simplifying a line, which I was trying to subtly call attention too.<br /><br />I have been interested in typesetting symbols used in commerce (such as the new Rupee symbol) and numismatics (such as the mysterious <a href="http://digitalhn.blogspot.com/2007/05/symbols-meaning-reverse.html" rel="nofollow">)(</a>. I encourage readers with interest in symbols to post them as comments to this thread.Ed Sniblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346392312959087285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19567381.post-65070510282345774052011-10-08T15:56:54.687-04:002011-10-08T15:56:54.687-04:00I don't think / is an 'abbreviation' f...I don't think / is an 'abbreviation' for long s; it is simply a form of long s. When I was young and British, a sum of money in pounds, shillings and pence would commonly be written e.g. £2 10/6d. £2/10/6 was not the form used, because the first '/' doesn't apply. It seems such a long time ago now!jisleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08899700556039132653noreply@blogger.com