Questions tagged [symbols]
For questions pertaining to the meaning and/or use of symbols other than punctuation in English
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What does [ABC] mean inside a text?
I saw it many times in many texts. There will be a word or a phrase inside a text and surrounded by square brackets.
Examples:
This is [the] main purpose of xxx.
And it was called [xxx].
There are ...
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Is it grammatical correct that a exclamation links a comma? [duplicate]
missing 11-year-old girl
"Nothing in her phone indicated she was planning to leave!," Jonie
Barnett said on Facebook.
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What is the difference between these two characters? ` and ' [closed]
I cant figure out why
` and ' are different!
Sometimes I type ' and my sugggestions for Google say this: `
Please help, I am working on a story.
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'Said' infront of the sentence [duplicate]
Juan Dela Cruz is a former member of this District formerly assigned at ABCD. Said employee was transferred to ZXC.
Does capital Said infront of the sentence correct? it seems to me it' wrong
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What does it mean X symbol between 2 names?
What does it mean symbol x between 2 names? (I saw it in some places regarding to the peppermint names in Latin, for example on Wikipedia and on this site)
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What is the spelling of `~`?
I searched ~ spelling and ~ symbol spelling on Google but found nothing. My dictionary doesn't contain ~ either.
P.S.: is there any online dictionary that can translate symbols? I find I know almost ...
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What does this handsymbol mean? [closed]
I saw this on the news yesterday. It was a video snipped from USA where democrats and republicans were arguing. One of the republicans did the following hand symbol
Does it have a special meaning? I ...
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Avidly received news vs excited to receive the news
I have a sentence: "I was excited to receive the news that I won the lottery..."
and I need to keep the meaning but avoid the word "excited" (I have the same word in the sentence before)
Can I say: ...
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When can a hyphen (“-”) be used, and what does it mean?
I've seen the hyphen (-) used in phrases a lot, for example:
audience-knowing
moves-sometimes
do-gooder
When and why is the hyphen used, and what does it mean when it's used?
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What is the name for these keys on a computer keyboard?
Here is a (US English layout) computer keyboard.
There are six keys which are dotted red in the upper right corner. I want to know what to call them in English.
I want to know the names for each ...
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How can I learn the English sounds that don't exist in my mother tongue?
How can I learn the English sounds that don't exist in my mother tongue? I have troubles with distingushing between the long and short sounds, but also it's very hard for me to get the difference ...
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Symbol names in English [closed]
There are some symbols which you can see on your keyboard, I'd like to know how do you say their names in English. I know some of them, so I'll would be appreciate it if you complete and correct the ...
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Metaphor VS. Symbol
They're related, but generally a metaphor is used to draw a comparison between two distinct objects, whereas a symbol is used as a stand-in for a much more complex, and generally more abstract, idea. ...
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What do I call the ā² in mathematical formulae?
As in xā² = x + t
"Ex (?) equals ex plus tee".
In Russian it is called "ŃŃŃŠøŃ
" (shtrikch).
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Multiplication: names of some mathematical symbols
As far as I know, in Italian mathematics books, the symbol for multiplication can take several forms:
B Ć 3
B Ā· 3
B * 3 (rare)
I'm not sure of having ever seen case 3 in English books, perhaps ...
