До конца XV века тексты на русском языке писались или без пробелов (промежутков между словами), или делились на нерасчленённые отрезки. Точка появилась примерно в 1480-е годы, запятая — в 1520-е.
1st Person: "Do you know anything about this fax-machine?"
2nd Person: "A little. What's wrong?"
1st Person: "Well, I sent a fax, and the recipient called back to say all she received was a cover-sheet and a blank page. I tried it again, and the same thing happened."
2nd Person: "How did you load the sheet?"
1st Person: "It's a pretty sensitive memo, and I didn't want anyone else to read it by accident, so I folded it so only the recipient would open it and read it."
Афоризм
Перевод как женщина: если верен, то не красив, если красив, то неверен.