(x) what do you call the words like "and" , "or"?

carriedrazin1 February 2010 · 13:30

I think it was just posted a week or so ago, but I can't remember
what those words are called or what foundries sell them as a font.
Thru words or something like that?
Thanks.

carriedrazin1 February 2010 · 13:31

don't have any comment

Florian Hardwig1 February 2010 · 13:33

Logotypes? Or catch words?
See these threads:
The "and" glyph
Show bill style self-contained words
Catchwords
Which feature for catchwords and catchwords.alt?

Eric Hague1 February 2010 · 13:43

"Conjunctions"? Specifically "coordinating conjunctions."

carriedrazin1 February 2010 · 13:59

Thank you!

akos.polgardi1 February 2010 · 14:01

truth-functions, truth-functional connectives, logical operators?

Florian Hardwig2 February 2010 · 01:15

This is not Grammarophile, folks! ;-)

Eric Hague2 February 2010 · 08:36

This is not Grammarophile, folks! ;-)

The term "grammar" apparently derives from a Greek term meaning "art of letters," whereas "type" comes from Greek impression or cast. Maybe "Grammarphile" would be a better name for this place, since so much talk of non-cast letters going on here : )

This thread, though, definitely belongs at in some kind of philology website. But would that be called "philogyphile", "logyphile", or simple "philology"?--since "Philology" itself means "love of words."

Florian Hardwig2 February 2010 · 08:43

Interesting, Eric!