ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 14 days agoWhat sorts of punctuation do you wish existed, or were in common use in your language?en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down11
arrow-up154arrow-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 · 14 days agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·14 days 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.
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 days agoMaybe, I usually only hear that in relation to time / maybe I’m not remembering it right, or maybe chemists apply it to amounts as well
minus-squareajoebyanyothername@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·14 days agoSame, but it does mean ‘around’ or ‘approximately’, so would still work in this context.
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.
Circa?
Maybe, I usually only hear that in relation to time / maybe I’m not remembering it right, or maybe chemists apply it to amounts as well
Same, but it does mean ‘around’ or ‘approximately’, so would still work in this context.