Re: Le_tilde_a-t-il_été_utilisé_en_f rançais?

From: "Philippe Caquant" <herodote92@...>

> The tilde, or "signe suscrit", was used in manuscripts
> and stone inscriptions in the Middle Age. It looks
> like it wasn't only used for the letters m and n, but
> also for others. The goal seems to have been sparing
> space and time. I believe the Romans did so too.
>
> http://classes.bnf.fr/phebus/explo/pgmanuscr/paleo/d4.htm
Thanks.

>
> (Please don't send Unicode...)
>
Sorry, it was the only way to send the letters e with tilde and long s.
Or perhaps there's another way I don't know of?

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