ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat sorts of punctuation do you wish existed, or were in common use in your language?en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months 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-up0·2 months agoSame, but it does mean ‘around’ or ‘approximately’, so would still work in this context.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months 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”