Post AXVI8NdeUBK5ri6xeq by todayilearned@noc.social
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 (DIR) Post #AXVI8NdeUBK5ri6xeq by todayilearned@noc.social
       2023-07-09T02:21:11Z
       
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       TIL that shorthand was invented circa 65 BCE, by Marcus Tullius Tiro, a slave owned by Cicero. His shorthand system was used extensively for the next 600 years, and some parts of it are still used today - ampersand (&), etc, et al, eg and ie.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Tullius_Tirohttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/14tpt5a/til_that_shorthand_was_invented_circa_65_bce_by/
       
 (DIR) Post #AXVIfXmxliPUtyHQcC by carl_klitscher@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2023-07-09T02:27:13Z
       
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       @todayilearned Unfortunately the only thing that prevented him from extending his technique was the extensive use of Roman Numerals at the time. E.g. shorthand for the word Internationalisation using Arabic Numerals (I18N) works, but IXVIIIN does not...