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Somebody thinks the Salad Shooter is a good thing. Review
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Thanks Jackie, I've been meaning to ask that. I know that two squiglies, one on top of each other, mean "approximately" but not what only one means.
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some dictionaries use the ~ symbol to stand for the headword, or the word being defined, in quotes or in inflected forms etc.
they also define their symbols up front. (M-W calls the ~ the "swung dash" : )
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It means whatever Humpty intends, belM, so yah might as well give up now!  yrs, a meal held in
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***** * ******* ~ *** **** ******** ********. ***** **. ^_^
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* intend
** confused myself
*** like this
**** from now on
***** I
****** ibid
******* to write
******** understands footnotes
********* since everyone
********** op cit
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Quote:
***** * ******* ~ *** **** ******** ********. ***** **. ^_^
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* intend
** confused myself
*** like this
**** from now on
***** I
****** ibid
******* to write
******** understands footnotes
********* since everyone
********** op cit
I intend to write posts like this from now on understands footnotes understands footnotes. I confused myself.
Or:
A simple typo can be disasterous.
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