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200 10$aOn the dot $ethe speck that changed the world /$fAlexander Humez, Nicholas Humez
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2008
215   $a1 online resource (269 p.)
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300   $aPreviously issued in print: 2008.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aContents; Preface; 1 Time and Chance: Punctuality and the Coin Toss; 2 Dit Dah: Codes to Sigh For; 3 With a Bullet: Checklists and Dingbats; 4 ... And a Half: Musical Dots; 5 For Short: Mr., Sr., et al.; 6 Dot Dot Dot: Ellipses, Lacunae, and Missing Links; 7 Stet: Emendations of Immortality; 8 Ninety-Eight Point Six: Decimals and Determinings; 9 Dot Com: Computation Punctuation; 10 Bang! The Dot Meets the Family; 11 Period: The End Point; Afterword and Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index
330 8 $aDespite the humble origins of its name (Anglo Saxon for 'the speck at the head of a boil'), the dot has been one of the most versatile players in the history of written communication, to the point that it has become virtually indispensable. This text offers a wide ranging account of this much overlooked and miniscule linguistic sign.
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