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A third use of 'gutter' is that used in [[typography]], describing the space between columns of printed text. This has been adapted into [[comics]] [[jargon]] to describe the narrow spaces between panels. |
A third use of 'gutter' is that used in [[typography]], describing the space between columns of printed text. This has been adapted into [[comics]] [[jargon]] to describe the narrow spaces between panels. |
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Revision as of 20:57, 8 February 2005
The word "gutter" refers to a long, thin trough, usually one that runs straight.
One type of gutter is also called a 'ditch'; it runs along a street or road and carries water away from the thoroughfare into a sewer. See also eavestrough.
The popular image of a drunk lying in such a trench gave rise to the adjective 'gutter', meaning 'vulgar'. Related to this popular usage are the idioms 'to be in the gutter', meaning 'to be down on one's luck' and 'having one's mind in the gutter', meaning 'having vulgar thoughts'.
Another type of gutter is found in bowling. There are, on either side of a lane, long grooves (called, of course, gutters) which are slightly wider than a bowling ball, and a ball can easily roll into them. If it does, the ball cannot strike any pins, and the player receives no points for that throw.
A third use of 'gutter' is that used in typography, describing the space between columns of printed text. This has been adapted into comics jargon to describe the narrow spaces between panels.