writing - What the #$@&%*! is that called? - English Language
2012年10月15日 · Comics artists sometimes call them grawlixes and sometimes "swear symbols". Their use is referred to as "symbol swearing". Their use is referred to as "symbol swearing". …
Correct usage of replacing cuss words with symbols
I've noticed that symbols (i.e. #, $, %, !, *, etc.) are commonly used to filter profanity/foul language. Just out of curiosity, is there a specific way to do this. I've noticed sometimes there …
"Legend" or "key"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2011年2月9日 · A legend is a caption, a title or brief explanation appended to an article, illustration, cartoon, or poster. A key is an explanatory list of symbols used in a map, table, etc. …
How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping/snoring?
2011年5月26日 · A Dictionary of Comic Book Words, Symbols & Onomatopoeia, 2008's Comic books: how the industry works) still mainly associate it with snoring. See also Why Does ZZZ …
word choice - What is the name of the symbols - and ">"?
2015年6月27日 · +1, I like that this is the first answer to address the multiple Unicode code points involved. However, I think you might mention that regardless of the characters' names or …
Marking stress for a syllable - English Language & Usage Stack …
2016年10月15日 · In the word 'cartoon', sound is /kɑːtuːn/ word has two syllables, kɑː and tuːn and the syllable tuːn is stressed. But the online dictionaries don't show the dot (.) between …
What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
2014年8月23日 · @WS2 In speech, very nearly always. In writing, much less so. I think what may be going on is that one just assumes that “June 1” is pronounced “June First”, or “4 July” as …
pronunciation - How does one pronounce the '@' symbol?
2024年4月3日 · symbols; Share. Improve this question. Follow edited Apr 3, 2024 at 11:24. avpaderno. 59.7k 72 72 gold ...
etymology - Where did the expression 'playing the world's …
Not being aware of the origin, I had to do a little searching and, to my amusement, came across a an entry on wiki.answers that references the A-Team using this in a T.V episode; you can …
symbols - What is the difference between 20$ and $20? - English ...
Why all the overcomplication? The difference is that, in English, $20 is the correct way to use the dollar sign, while 20$ is an incorrect way to use the dollar sign.