ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 15 days agoWhat sorts of punctuation do you wish existed, or were in common use in your language?en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down11
arrow-up122arrow-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 · 15 days agomessage-square43fedilink
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.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 days agoIt is circa, but I like to think it’s “chemist’s approximately”
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.
It is circa, but I like to think it’s “chemist’s approximately”