𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆Feb 23

You know you wanna

https://lemmy.world/post/43502311

Show threadgigastasioFeb 23
Am I the only one mildly annoyed by the fact that “Do not eat” is in quotations, like it’s silica gel’s motto or something?
Show threadbstix

No, you’re not. The internet is unsurprisingly full of people being annoyed with just that.

The most valid explanation is that quotation marks used to mean something else. Before we had bold and italics and underscores, typographers would sometimes use quotation marks for emphasis. This kind of ancient mark-up language can be seen in advertising up until the 1950s or so. It is considered to be wrong now.

Feb 23 at 11:04pmWeb
Show threadstupidcaseyFeb 23
Unfortunately that’s no excuse we started using Silica gel in the 1950’s too (shockingly early I know) they should have stopped at iteration 1.
Show threadbstixFeb 24

Maybe this is the 1st. iteration of design, still being copied because nobody bothers making a new design.

People also still say “hello” when they answer the telephone. That’s even older.