[pbs] Notho x

Blee811 at aol.com Blee811 at aol.com
Wed Jun 9 00:17:37 EDT 2004


In a message dated 6/8/2004 11:46:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
jimmckenney at starpower.net writes:

> Was Jane McGary pulling our legs when she said that the x used with these
> names is the multiplication sign rather than the letter x? Is there a
> difference?

Jane is not pulling any legs on this. It is especially noticed when cited in 
text that is set in a serif font (letters that have the little tails/hooks on 
them) rather than a sans serif font like this. In the serif font, the Notho x 
does not have serifs.
Bill Lee


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