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From: Peter Bromfield <peter@ren.er.usgs.gov>
Subject: CAPITAL LETTERS
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the only laguages using capitals are european, correct? i was wondering
if anyone did any research on the origin of capital letters. how did
they come about? does it have anything to do with the european peoples
temperment (colonisers and conquerers)? maybe they (capital letters)
didn't originate in europe, i don't know. just curious.

-peter
