Re: [unicode] Re: (TC304.2313) AND/OR: antediluvian views

From: Valeriy E. Ushakov (uwe@ptc.spbu.ru)
Date: Sun Jun 25 2000 - 08:23:37 EDT


On Sun, Jun 25, 2000 at 02:49:15 -0800, Michael Everson wrote:

> In the Soviet Union, I heard from someone once, they used to use a
> downward-pointing triangle for the men's, and an upward-pointing
> triangle for the women's. I'd guess that this was based on broad
> shoulders vs. skirts.

That's correct. Also there's also a (combining? ;-) circle above for
stylized head.

But in practice a great variety of signs used.

SY, Uwe (who missed the start of this thread and wondering what this
has to do with Ubicode ;-)

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