2006-09-14 22:23:47 · 11 answers · asked by chilekwa m 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The dot is just called superscript dots It was added to the letter i in the Middle Ages to distinguish the letter (in manuscripts) from adjacent vertical strokes in such letters as u, m, and n. J is a variant form of i which emerged at this time and subsequently became a separate letter.
2006-09-14 22:34:02 · answer #1 · answered by reetu_angel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2015-05-01 07:04:35 · answer #2 · answered by Norman Christopher 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dot. Sorry. But as I was growing up, it was "dot your eyes and cross your tees," just as it was "mind your p's and q's." I was dyslexic enough to think that meant "be careful which way your letters point," which was good advice for me. I mixed up b and d, too. Later I discovered it meant "mind your pints and quarts," and referred to the chalk-board tally kept in a pub to say who owes for how much beer.
2006-09-14 22:33:43 · answer #3 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a dot
2006-09-14 22:34:50 · answer #4 · answered by tracy211968 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is called "a dot".
2006-09-14 23:27:32 · answer #5 · answered by tombraider 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the real question is..... what is that line under the dot called in an i
2006-09-14 22:28:44 · answer #6 · answered by lilmouse40 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A dot.
Have you not heard the expresion "dot your i's and cross your t's"
2006-09-14 22:32:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is called " a DOT" as you have said yourself.
2006-09-14 23:26:56 · answer #8 · answered by Balbo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
superscript dot
2006-09-14 22:26:43 · answer #9 · answered by h b 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That u can see its an small i and not an big I !!
2006-09-14 22:27:21 · answer #10 · answered by Nelllllla 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋