ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat sorts of punctuation do you wish existed, or were in common use in your language?en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·30 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-up0·30 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
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