Reading & writing & 'rithmatick...
This is a math formula:
a + b = b + a
... where the estimable "mathematician" used Latin letters from ASCII as
though they were math alphanumerics variables.
This is an italicized word:
πππππ π‘ππππππ¦
... where the "geek" hacker used Latin italics letters from the math
alphanumeric range as though they were Latin italics letters.
Where's the harm?
FWIW, the math formula:
a + b # π + π
... becomes invalid if normalized NFKD/NFKC.Β (Or if copy/pasted from an
HTML page using marked-up ASCII into a plain-text editor.)
Yet the italicized word "kakistocracy" is still legible if normalized.Β
If copy/pasted from an HTML page using the math alphanumeric characters,
it survives intact.Β If copy/pasted from markupped ASCII, it's still
legible.
