Jun 27, 2015 · +1, I like that this is the first answer to address the multiple Unicode code points involved. However, I think you might mention that regardless of the characters' names or official prescriptions for use, the less-than and greater-than signs are commonly used as a type of brackets, probably because they can easily be typed and their display is more widely …

Sep 28, 2020 · Which is the left arrow? A or B? To completely avoid ambiguity, you can describe Arrow A as "a right-pointing arrow on the left side of the diagram", and Arrow B is "a left-pointing arrow on the right side of the diagram". If that seems a little too long, "left-pointing arrow" is also perfectly acceptable for Arrow B (and vice versa).

Oct 6, 2017 · Hunting arrows are designed to leave their heads in the target so it's harder for it/them to recover; the advice was usually to try and pull the arrow through, but then you'd destroy the fletching. Either way you're going to need to replace some of the arrow, which you could argue is the same… 😜 –

Aug 4, 2015 · The following symbols have both been introduced to me as a 'paragraph symbol'. With the help of ShapeCatcher and Wikipedia, I found out that ¶ is officially known as the Pilcrow Sign § is officially

When a graph or image cannot be displayed practically in a fixed amount of space, people will generally include a "squiggle" to denote that there is some content missing from the middle. Is there an

Jun 29, 2011 · I would guess these developed similarly to words like furrow (from ME forwe among other forms < OE furh), arrow (from OE earh/arwe), and sparrow (from OE spearwa). That is, the final h or g was replaced with the semivowel w, which subsequently developed into an oaw sound. For some speakers, the current pronunciation has developed further to a ...

Jun 13, 2011 · – Piskvor left the building. Commented Jun 12, 2011 at 12:20. Not a meta-meaning, I think: just a ...

Feb 5, 2018 · For the context given, the provided example is correct by convention - “left-to-right” and “right-to-left” are being used as ‘unitary’ adjectives, describing how a language is written (e.g., the Latin alphabet is used for left-to-right languages; the Arabic and Hebrew abjads are used for right-to-left languages).

Jul 28, 2017 · Signs—plus, minus, equality, arrow—are often hair-spaced or thin-spaced, but they may be set closed with accompanying numerals or symbols. (An em dash should not be used for a minus sign.) It may be advisable to send the compositor a sample showing the amount of spacing preferred, because some compositors tend to use more than necessary.

FURTHER UPDATE (1/24/2017): The earliest match for "dead to rights" that an Elephind search of multiple old newspaper databases returns is from "Pickpockets at the Depot: Caught in the Act—One of the Gang in Prison," in the [Harrisburg] Pennsylvania Daily …