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Need quickie help
what are the definitions of these symbols
> " : ; I know I should know them but i'm drawing a complete f-ing blank but need to know |
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11-06-2008, 07:44 AM | #2 |
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In what context?
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11-06-2008, 07:49 AM | #3 |
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Quickie help? Avoid the bedroom - think more "walk in closet" or "bathroom vanity". Pick a somewhat uncomfortable position to increase the urgency.
People have been using automobile backseats for a couple of generations, too. That seems to work in a pinch. Edit: Or just have kids. Once you have kids, all you have time for is quickies. Last edited by Drake : 11-06-2008 at 07:50 AM. |
11-06-2008, 07:56 AM | #4 |
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11-06-2008, 08:17 AM | #5 |
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I wondered that too, although I thought the question might actually be in terms of the meaning of them as emoticons/chatspeak/netspeak/whatever. I'm somewhat curious to see what the actually intent of the question was.
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11-06-2008, 08:41 AM | #6 | |
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no , not a joke.. last night my mother, who lives in Poland emailed me this list and wanted to know what they were.and needed them ASAP. I knew the other 50 or so but drew a complete absolute blank with these. Yeah , its embarrasing but I dont give a flying fuck. This was needed for a class on pronounciation and no one there knew what the correct form was. Once my brain freeze was over and I knew what they were it was easy for me to give the definition and to phonetically write out the sounding of each. So you did a good thing.. Nothing neferious or meant as a joke in this.. Just some old people trying to learn and understand English. Last edited by Apathetic Lurker : 11-06-2008 at 08:46 AM. |
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11-06-2008, 09:08 AM | #7 | |
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Um " is just a quotation mark, I'm not sure it's referenced as "double" quotes. (edit) I see it referenced as such now.
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11-06-2008, 09:22 AM | #8 |
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oops...just glanced at the "need quickie" part and was curious. carry on.
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11-06-2008, 09:32 AM | #9 |
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Actually looked at her original and her double quotation symbol is lower case .. Weird Euro keyboard I guess
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11-06-2008, 09:41 AM | #10 |
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This might help you.
Quotation mark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
11-06-2008, 09:43 AM | #11 |
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Also > is a bracket.
And to get real specific, angle brackets, diamond brackets or chevrons:
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11-06-2008, 09:45 AM | #12 |
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I'm going to start using these in my everyday writing.
asterism ( ⁂ ) index/fist ( ☞ ) therefore sign ( ∴ ) because sign ( ∵ ) interrobang ( ‽ ) irony mark ( ⸮ ) lozenge ( ◊ ) reference mark ( ※ ) |
11-06-2008, 08:07 PM | #14 | |
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My 6th grade algebra teacher used this sign quite a bit.
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