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The spell checkers agenda
The spell checkers agenda
The piece above is part of a series called Pluralism by artist Deborah Roberts -- it's a collage of dozens of Black names marked as misspelled by Microsoft Word's built-in spell checker. I don't know about you, but thi
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The spell checkers agenda
“Just”
“Just”
“Just” makes me feel like an idiot. “Just” presumes I come from a specific background, studied certain courses in university, am fluent in certain technologies, and have read all the right books, articles, and resources. “Just” is a dangerous word.
·bradfrost.com·
“Just”
The Evolution of the Alphabet
The Evolution of the Alphabet
From Matt Baker of UsefulCharts, this chart traces the evolution of our familiar alphabet from its Proto-Sinaitic roots circa 1850-1550 BC. It's tough to see how the pictographic forms of the original script evolved in
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The Evolution of the Alphabet