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frenchtoaster t1_iud74bt wrote

Reply to comment by Lonely_whatever in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi

The thing with morse is that there's gaps between each letter and if you can't tell where those are you are screwed because:

.- is A . is E

  • is T
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anotherSeggsOffender t1_iudjhj3 wrote

Your formatting is off

- is T

>!use a \ to “cancel” the formatting Reddit uses. \ - makes a dash!<

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