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Originally Posted by stumped
so I will just leave you with " when was the last time you saw a dropcap in an online newspaper " ?
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About 10 minutes ago ==>>
Watch: The battle for Baghuz - Isil's last Syrian stronghold
And in case your thinking, but not in 'Merica ==>>
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...he-blues-alive If you page down, you'll find more, and if you read the text you'll understand why they're there - to signal a break in the narrative.
Psst : I don't much like non functional drop caps either, nor fancy
scene break curlicues (fleurons ?) - and I rip the covers of ebooks and I shove all the front matter down the back, but...
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