TIL the majority of ancient Greeks and Romans that were literate read out loud. Reasons for this include a lack of space between letters and no formalized system of punctuation that helped with pauses in reading. bbc.com Submitted by Ask_Me_If_Im_A_Horse t3_124v6lh on March 28, 2023 at 4:58 PM in todayilearned 36 comments 523
fanghornegghorn t1_je4di8s wrote on March 29, 2023 at 9:59 AM Reply to comment by wegqg in TIL the majority of ancient Greeks and Romans that were literate read out loud. Reasons for this include a lack of space between letters and no formalized system of punctuation that helped with pauses in reading. by Ask_Me_If_Im_A_Horse I could read that easily Permalink Parent 5 wegqg t1_je4ob8t wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:03 PM You must be spanish. Permalink Parent 1 fanghornegghorn t1_je4otyj wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:08 PM No. Isn't it because English is a Germanic language? Permalink Parent 2
wegqg t1_je4ob8t wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:03 PM You must be spanish. Permalink Parent 1 fanghornegghorn t1_je4otyj wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:08 PM No. Isn't it because English is a Germanic language? Permalink Parent 2
fanghornegghorn t1_je4otyj wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:08 PM No. Isn't it because English is a Germanic language? Permalink Parent 2
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