[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agoHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?message-squaremessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1103arrow-down1message-squareHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agomessage-square57fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGraniteM@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 hours ago“Boss, I can save you a couple of deniers’ worth of ink and paper over the course of the tome by writing Charlemagne instead of Charles Le Magne every time we refer to the great king.” “Brilliant! You get an extra serving of gruel for lunch!”
minus-squareUruanna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoSave ink by removing spaces! Brilliant.
minus-squareGraniteM@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 hours agoCharles Le Magne CharlesLeMagne Charlemagne Save three letters per instance of the name being used. If it’s a history of French royalty, that adds up!
“Boss, I can save you a couple of deniers’ worth of ink and paper over the course of the tome by writing Charlemagne instead of Charles Le Magne every time we refer to the great king.”
“Brilliant! You get an extra serving of gruel for lunch!”
Save ink by removing spaces! Brilliant.
Charles Le Magne
Charle
sLeMagneCharlemagne
Save three letters per instance of the name being used. If it’s a history of French royalty, that adds up!