Punctilious punctuation (on St. John's School date stone)
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Punctilious punctuation (on St. John's School date stone)
Image: © Antony Dixon Taken: 1 Nov 2011
Date stone for St. John's School, Hatton Street (see photo Image). Today we are rather careless about punctuation, but this example from 1869 goes to the other extreme. The most common function of a full stop is to indicate the end of a sentence; 'St. John's School' and the date '1869' are not sentences, so really do not need them. Full marks for effort though!
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