May 26, 2011 · 73 In cartoons and comics it's not uncommon to see a series of Z's to indicate that a person is in deep slumber, such as in the following political cartoon. (source: Berkeley Daily Planet) …

Dec 7, 2015 · The symbol @ means "at", as in " [this part of my email is directed] at Carol". In the past, this usage was fairly rare outside of the world of IRC and whatnot, but the spread of Twitter (which …

Jun 1, 2017 · The dagger often indicates a footnote, so you would probably want to indicate at the end of the list that it refers to deceased individuals.

Nov 18, 2019 · There is slight difference I have observed in usage of + and ++. '+' Usually follows a name, to be informed or to action on. '++' I disagree that this is a programming jargon despite I being …

Oct 4, 2020 · "The X has always been a Christian symbol, and it is the first Greek letter in the name of 'Christ,' Danesi says. "As far as I can tell, official letters in the medieval period and even after were …

Aug 4, 2015 · 0 I presume that most people refer to ¶ as a "paragraph symbol" because that is what MS Word tells them it is. If you show paragraph marks and other hidden formatting symbols in Word, (in …

May 12, 2021 · symbol NOUN 1 a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in …

Mar 28, 2012 · The symbol was first used in liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church, marking a minor intermediate pause in the chanting of Psalm verses (the major intermediate pause was marked …

May 4, 2022 · I was hoping to get some help with a general word or phrase meaning or specifying an object unique to its owner. E.g. A special sword owned by a knight, a special instrument owned by a …

Oct 29, 2015 · 4 There is a broad overlap between sign and symbol; it's a nuanced distinction. In your examples, sign should be read as a synonym for evidence. More broadly, there is an intrinsic link …