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August 17, 2025 9:09 am
The terms upper-case and lower-case to designate the size of letters stem from printer’s slang from the days of typesetting. Since they used small letters most of the time, so they were kept in a case that was lower, and therefore more easily accessible. Less frequently used capital letters went in the upper case. Jumbled pieces of damaged or discarded type, were tossed into what printers called a hellbox, and left for apprentices to carry and sort through. This is part of a complete episode.