ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 months agoWhat sorts of punctuation do you wish existed, or were in common use in your language?en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkWhat sorts of punctuation do you wish existed, or were in common use in your language?en.wikipedia.orgALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoUSA English also uses ~ before a number to signify “about” in informal contexts. “It costs ~$20”. Chemistry has a weird one for this: “ca. 20 mL” means “about 20 mL” and I never found out why.
USA English also uses ~ before a number to signify “about” in informal contexts. “It costs ~$20”.
Chemistry has a weird one for this: “ca. 20 mL” means “about 20 mL” and I never found out why.