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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Indenting
I'm in 6th grade and my ELA teacher will give anyone extra credit who finds out who invented the indent on a paragraph. Does anyone know?
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I think you're teacher is pulling your leg; the origin is lost in the mists of time. From the On-line Etymological Dictionary: The printing sense is first attested 1676. The noun is first recorded 1596 from the verb.
- I think you're teacher is pulling your leg; the origin is lost in the mists of time.
- From the On-line Etymological Dictionary: The printing sense is first attested 1676.
- The noun is first recorded 1596 from the verb.
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I think you're teacher is pulling your leg; the origin is lost in the mists of time.
From the On-line Etymological Dictionary: The printing sense is first attested 1676. The noun is first recorded 1596 from the verb.
From the On-line Etymological Dictionary: The printing sense is first attested 1676. The noun is first recorded 1596 from the verb.
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