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Ye Gods and little fishes...
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 137042" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I think "ps and qs" goes back to the days when a p and a q looked like the reverse of ech other (Elizabethan era)</p><p></p><p>Type in those days was set using an individual "slug" for each letter and the whole thing in a "frame" for each page.</p><p></p><p>A pressman had to be very careful to be sure he was getting the right letter when reaching for a "p" or a "q".</p><p></p><p>"Off" means right and "near' left when speaking of working animals and to this day is used in reference to horses, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 137042, member: 1963"] I think "ps and qs" goes back to the days when a p and a q looked like the reverse of ech other (Elizabethan era) Type in those days was set using an individual "slug" for each letter and the whole thing in a "frame" for each page. A pressman had to be very careful to be sure he was getting the right letter when reaching for a "p" or a "q". "Off" means right and "near' left when speaking of working animals and to this day is used in reference to horses, etc. [/QUOTE]
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