Dragaera

evolution in language: OT.now on topic

Steve Simmons scs at di.org
Fri Feb 18 10:03:53 PST 2005

On Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 12:16:12PM -0500, Jose Marquez wrote:

> He probably spells it using the c with the little squiggly line used in 
> Portuguese and French. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedilla. . .

Exactly so - he added the cedilla to the nameplate outside his office.
I don't recall the name of the resulting letter or even if it has a
separate name; heck, I couldn't remember 'cedilla' until you pointed
it out.
-- 
We were discussing how much illumination the various blinking lights
in the computer room emit:
    He:  It just keeps getting brighter in there.
    Me:  If only we did, too.