| half period | троеточие (аналог; устарел., Азия – The half period is a non-standard punctuation mark used in place of a period to express uncertainty on the part of the writer or recorder. While origins are unclear, the first western use1 of a mark of uncertainty was likely borrowed from the Chinese period of identical form.2 An uncertain mark, taking the form of the semi-circular half period, resurfaced in the 16th century during the explosion of typographic creativity that followed the advent of movable type. Artjaazz) |
