Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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barry jones

Member Since

February 19, 2016

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1

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“pi the type”

  • February 19, 2016, 8:55pm

I always thought the phrase "pi the type" meant taking a hammer and smashing the metallic letter to prevent printing. I had thought that "pi" was "pie" and so "pie the type" meant treating the metallic letters in the press like a pie (i.e, smash).