Date: 2007-05-21 01:44 pm (UTC)
Oh man ~ I just looked it up. This is totally the kind of thing I could have known.

28. What is the origin of "-30-" at the end of some press releases?

The "-30-" is the traditional journalistic closing which probably came to be during the Civil War when telegraphers tapped "XXX" at the end of a transmission, which is the Roman numeral for 30.


http://www.press-release-writing.com/frequently-asked-questions.htm#28
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