For too long English has lacked capital numerals. Or lowercase numerals, idk what the ones we have now count as. Differently-cased numerals.
@TristanSevers To me, cases are distinct sets of symbols used in different orthographic contexts. We may be using different definitions.
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@CurlOfGradient Yep. Upper case and lower case glyphs are contingent on English printing press history. The process is more general. -
@CurlOfGradient We have 2 cases in print to reflect handwritten practice of altering letter forms for clarity, formality. That's "casing." - 12 more replies
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