
What is the ¬ symbol called on a British Windows keyboard?
Sep 15, 2017 · What is the ¬ symbol on a British Windows keyboard called? You get to it by pressing Shift and the key left of the '1'.
Symbol for 'Or' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 31, 2016 · Vel, "∨", is the symbol for logical disjunction, "or", in symbolic logic. The Wikipedia entry notes that Russel and Whitehead used the symbol in their Principia Mathematica of 1910.
etymology - Where does the @ symbol come from? - English …
Oct 15, 2016 · The symbol @ is frequently used to represent two main things; the word at (particularly in market pricing) and in e-mail addresses. Where does the symbol come from?
conjunctions - Is there a symbol for “and/or”? - English Language ...
Jun 24, 2012 · I am wondering if there is a symbol or glyph to represent the conjunct "and/or". I doubt there is a formal, de jure symbol (i.e., found in any manual of style or dictionary), but I cannot even …
pronunciation - How does one pronounce the '@' symbol? - English ...
Sep 7, 2010 · The at sign (@), also called the ampersat, apetail, arroba, atmark, acosta, at symbol, commercial at, curlat or monkey tail, ... If you would like to mention the symbol by name, ampersat …
Use of the "&" symbol - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 20, 2014 · FWIW The ampersand is a typographic symbol, also used in the English language; it's not (owned by) the English (BrE or AmE or other) language. This question is like asking if I should …
What is the / symbol called? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Oct 13, 2015 · What is the "/" symbol called? Being a techie, I have heard it called the "forward slash" in the context of unix directories. However, I am now doing technical writing and need to know the …
word choice - What Is the Real Name of the #? - English Language ...
Apr 5, 2014 · The # symbol is sometimes spoken as the word “number” ("number two pencil"). Another abbreviation for libra pondo became the standard symbol for the British pound in the monetary …
Origin of | (pipe symbol) - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 22, 2012 · A programmer's pipe is only one of the many avatars of this useful symbol. Please wait and see more, such as the ones coming in. It's however, not appropriate to appropriate the symbol …
Is double prime (″) the correct symbol to use for specifying inches?
Jul 1, 2011 · In short, yes. This is mentioned here and (a nice blog) here. In addition, it is commonly referenced in typography manuals to specifically use the double prime instead of the quotation mark, …