Hello marek,

On Tue, 7 Jan 2003 19:50:01 +0100 GMT (08/01/03, 01:50 +0700 GMT),
marek jedlinski wrote:

> According to this site, the invention dates back to 1700:

Ah, thanks for this page.

> http://www.ladytypewriter.co.uk/typewriter-timeline.htm

> By late 19th century the typewriter was pretty much old hat. See this
> glorious unit from 1897:

> http://www.ladytypewriter.co.uk/blick-7.htm

:-)

> The double initial is not a clue: substitute a name with a single
> initial, or a full name with a middle initial instead. You could try a
> rule that says "a single capital letter followed by a period does NOT
> end a sentence", but that rule fails in simplest cases such as "She
> was supposed to meet him at gate C. Williams was getting anxious."

Ouch. You are right.

-- 

Cheers,
Thomas.

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