{"id":475,"date":"2016-08-10T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synergy-print.co.uk\/?p=475"},"modified":"2020-04-09T11:54:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T10:54:28","slug":"minding-your-ps-and-qs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/synergy-print.co.uk\/2016\/08\/10\/minding-your-ps-and-qs\/","title":{"rendered":"Minding Your P&#8217;s and Q&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-475\" data-postid=\"475\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-475 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_fv3k434 tb_first tf_clearfix\" >\n\t    \t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top col-count-1 tf_box tf_w tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_omfk435 tf_box\">\n\t\t\t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_81g9494   image-top tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1341\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/synergy-print.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/California-Job-Case.gif\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-575\" title=\"California-Job-Case\" alt=\"California-Job-Case\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ugsu8 tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top col-count-1 tf_box tf_w tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_4zjj9 tf_box\">\n\t\t\t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vokg63   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><strong>Minding your p\u2019s and q\u2019s \u2013 We get told to mind them on occasions but what exactly are we to be mindful of?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, it can mean being watchful of our manners or language (especially those prone to the odd curse!) but it wasn\u2019t always so.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_tvy1943 tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top col-count-1 tf_box tf_w tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_9947945 tf_box\">\n\t\t\t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vz3w111   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>There are several attempts to explain the origin of the phrase. The most popular definition comes from early hot metal typesetting days when individual letters were distributed into the typecase either before or after printing.<\/p>\n<p>The lower-case p and q (especially Sans Serif fonts) looked very similar and they were either positioned next to each other in the typecase or at opposite ends. If they were transposed, the error only usually came to light when the page was proofed so you would need to mind your p\u2019s and q\u2019s or face a costly error!<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_3jr5589 tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top col-count-1 tf_box tf_w tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_vdgx590 tf_box\">\n\t\t\t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_nkib183   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>Another proposed origin harks from the English 17th century public houses. Units of alcohol were served in pints or quarts. 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