Each of our ABCs has a capital letter and a lower-case letter. Capital letters are for the names of people: John Smith; places: Paris, France: and special things, called proper nouns: Denver Hospital. And for the very first word in a sentence: My cat is orange.
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| Nuremberg, Germany painted by Albrecht Durer, 1494 |
Each of our ABCs has a capital letter and a lower-case letter. Capital letters are for the names of people: John Smith; places: Paris, France: and special things, called proper nouns: Denver Hospital. And for the very first word in a sentence: My cat is orange.
Lower-case letters are for all other uses.
The title for the small letters, lower-case, comes from the time of the 1st printing press machine. The small letters were kept in the lower drawers of the big cases where the metal letters for the printing press were stored.
The title for the small letters, lower-case, comes from the time of the 1st printing press machine. The small letters were kept in the lower drawers of the big cases where the metal letters for the printing press were stored.
The capital letters were kept in the upper drawers of the big cases, the upper-case drawers. The metal letters were taken out of their drawers when they were needed for a word that was being printed by the machine.
The first printing press was developed by Johannes Gutenberg about 1450 in Mainz, Germany, then part of the Holy Roman Empire.
This watercolor by Albrecht Durer lets your child see what that part of the world looked like when Mr. Gutenberg was experimenting with his metal letters and the printing press, which changed the world. Before the printing press, every single thing written had to be written by hand.
I have reading instruction books to help you help your child be a skillful and happy reader. You might like to see them at eBay. Search Instant Reading Help plus your child's grade level. Thank you, Mary Maisner
The first printing press was developed by Johannes Gutenberg about 1450 in Mainz, Germany, then part of the Holy Roman Empire.
This watercolor by Albrecht Durer lets your child see what that part of the world looked like when Mr. Gutenberg was experimenting with his metal letters and the printing press, which changed the world. Before the printing press, every single thing written had to be written by hand.
I have reading instruction books to help you help your child be a skillful and happy reader. You might like to see them at eBay. Search Instant Reading Help plus your child's grade level. Thank you, Mary Maisner
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