Shady Characters: Ampersands, Interrobangs and other Typographical Curiosities Age_OB005 Geithner helped the United States

Geithner helped the United States navigate the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression

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Shady Characters: Ampersands, Interrobangs and other Typographical Curiosities Age_OB005 Geithner helped the United StatesWhere does the ampersand get its name from? What does the hashtag have to do with commerce in ancient Rome? Keith Houston gives the answers in this delightfully entertaining book. From the pilcrow to the ampersand, the entire cast of Shady Characters reflects the changes in written communication through the ages, charting how punctuation has adapted to each new technological innovation. Together, these shady characters form a rich, entertaining and