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Punctuation's Evolution
w In most Western languages, punctuation classically aids in reading texts
aloud. The ancient Greeks first came up with the idea to help actors
performing onstage know when to pause for dramatic effect. And they
expanded on that idea, using punctuation to indicate rhetorical sections
of their writing.
The Romans, who introduced the Latin alphabet, picked up on what the
Greeks were doing and occasionally used punctuation to indicate pauses
in their written texts. But, while the Romans were hugely influential in
other areas, the Greek system of using punctuation for rhetorical
purposes prevailed.
The use of punctuation grew in the Middle Ages as scribes created
multiple copies of the Bible. The seribes also began using other
methods, such as indentation and capitalization, to separate long​

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