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Subject:Re: What is "-30-" at the bottom of an article From:"Lori L. Janies" <Lori -dot- L -dot- Janies-1 -at- TC -dot- UMN -dot- EDU> Date:Mon, 7 Jul 1997 17:30:47 -0500
As I remember my journalism lore, the 30 comes from the old days when
field reporters submitted their articles via telegraph. To signify that
they were at the end of the story, they transmitted XXX (three
characters not likely to be transmitted in ordinary prose).
Now amazingly enough, XXX is Roman Numeral 30! The few journalists left
who still labor over a (gasp!) typewriter will type a 30 at the end of
their article to signify its done-ness. Coincidence? Conspiracy? You be
the judge.
Lori Janies
Weisner Associates
janie001 -at- tc -dot- umn -dot- edu
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