ELI5 Upper & Lower Case Characters - Why are some letters the same in uppercase and lowercase, and some look completely different?
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Why do some letters have a completely different character when written in uppercase vs lowercase (e.g. A/a, R/r, E/e), whereas others simply have a larger version of themselves (e.g. S/s, P/p, W/w)?
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Why do some letters have a completely different character when written in uppercase vs lowercase (e.g. A/a, R/r, E/e), whereas others simply have a larger version of themselves (e.g. S/s, P/p, W/w)?
... We explain like i'm five!
Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and specifically the following reddit users whose questions and responses formed the basis of this conversation: thegrog1603, r3dd170rx, shmiggles, thehooligan95, whistleridge & varron
To the ELI5 community that has supported us so far, thanks for all your feedback and comments. Join us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/eli5ThePodcast/
or send us an e-mail:
... we love hearing from you!
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