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Nickster99 
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 Posted: Nov 14, 2011 - 11:00 PM
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First post: Aug 07, 2009
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Location: London
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| I have always known it as a 'tilde'... never used it in 20 years! |
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milky228
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Posted: Nov 24, 2011 - 08:06 PM
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First post: May 02, 2010
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Location: I live in a bin, I share a house with you :D
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| It's real purpose is so sims bloggers don't have to use alt codes when blogging. |
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Brain_Stew
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Posted: Nov 24, 2011 - 09:02 PM
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First post: Dec 28, 2010
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Location: Gravesend, Kent
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Nickster99 wrote:
I have always known it as a 'tilde'... never used it in 20 years!
is'nt ~ a tilde! |
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CjKit
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Posted: Nov 24, 2011 - 09:05 PM
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murray888
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Posted: Nov 24, 2011 - 09:46 PM
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First post: Dec 05, 2005
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Right, some deep Googling seems to have an answer...
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The section sign § (Unicode U+00A7), in Portuguese called parágrafo, is nowadays practically only used do denote sections of laws.
Link here and here in more detail
The ± (plus/minus) sign is one I actually use a lot for denoting tolerances on engineering drawings and related onerous paperwork. |
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J_Smith
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Posted: Nov 24, 2011 - 10:04 PM
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First post: Sep 30, 2008
Total posts: 2145
Location: Southampton
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murray888 wrote:
Right, some deep Googling seems to have an answer...
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The section sign § (Unicode U+00A7), in Portuguese called parágrafo, is nowadays practically only used do denote sections of laws.
Link here and here in more detail
The ± (plus/minus) sign is one I actually use a lot for denoting tolerances on engineering drawings and related onerous paperwork.
Ah, things i use daily!  |
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