Words, Words, Words
Last week, I talked about upper and lower case letters. This week, let’s consider an outline. We use upper case letters in an outline [A, B, C, etc.]. These letters are then generally followed by a period. For more detailed outlines, we add lower case letters [a, b, c, etc.]. I’ve seen these smaller letters followed by a period or enclosed in parentheses [(a), (b), (c), etc.]. But we create outlines using letters and numerals. Are those numerals called upper and lower case, too?
The most common numerals I have seen used in outlines are Roman numerals. The capital versions [I, II, III, etc.] could be referred to as upper case, just like our letters. What about those smaller Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, etc.)? Do we call them “lower” case numerals?
You could. You could also call them . . . “Romanettes”! The first time I heard this word, I was listening to a seminar when the speaker directed the audience to read “Romanette Number 2” from his outline. I finally figured out he meant (ii).
Isn’t that the cutest word? I think it’s a perfect description. And I’ve never forgotten it.
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