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		Turkish typewriters didn't have number “1” (mwichary.medium.com)
		2 points by jakub_g on Nov 2, 2022 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

jjgreen on Nov 2, 2022 [–]

Original title: "What I learned about languages just by looking at a Turkish typewriter"

... and they didn't have a "1" for the same reason that English typewriters didn't: https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/why-did-old-typewriters-not...

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