~ i've just been calling it "the squigly line thing"
2006-10-22 17:49:59 · 16 answers · asked by experiMENTAL bunny 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
tilde.
2006-10-22 17:51:08 · answer #1 · answered by dr schmitty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The proper name is ampersand. Online Etymology Dictionary ampersand 1837, contraction of and per se and, meaning "(the character) '&' by itself is 'and.' " The symbol is based on the L. word et "and," and comes from an old Roman system of shorthand signs (ligatures), attested in Pompeiian graffiti, but not (as sometimes stated) from the Tironian Notes, which was a different form of shorthand, probably invented by Cicero's companion Marcus Tullius Tiro, which used a different symbol, something like a reversed gamma, to indicate et. This Tironian symbol was maintained by some medieval scribes, including Anglo-Saxon chroniclers, who sprinkled their works with a symbol like a numeral 7 to indicate the word and. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
2016-05-22 00:06:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called a tilde. It's used in Spanish.
2006-10-22 17:53:25 · answer #3 · answered by Angry Gay Man 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the squigly line thing
2006-10-22 17:51:09 · answer #4 · answered by locatorchic 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's called a tilde.
2006-10-22 17:51:21 · answer #5 · answered by Tonya C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's used in spanish languages, with another squigally line under it, it is about equal to sign ( tilde )
2006-10-22 17:51:43 · answer #6 · answered by Gabby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tilda
2006-10-22 17:52:15 · answer #7 · answered by sportsfan227 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure it's called a tilde, but hey, I could be wrong...
2006-10-22 17:54:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tilda
2006-10-22 17:51:22 · answer #9 · answered by Math geek 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it's called a tilde
2006-10-22 17:51:09 · answer #10 · answered by medellia1984 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Geeeeeeeeeee what a good question!
Wish I knew the answer, but had to say good question, even if I don't get 2 points.
2006-10-22 17:52:14 · answer #11 · answered by RedIsBlue 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋