language-and-typography

In linguistic and design practice, a paper syllable is a unit of sound within a written word as it would appear on paper, used to estimate pronunciation effort and rhythm withou...

The year abbreviation symbol is the mark or shorthand sign writers use to indicate that a given number sequence is understood as a year. In global practice, this is most commonl...

The question what is the world's longest punctuation mark appears simple but requires careful framing, because length depends on how we define and measure a mark. In everyday wr...