
word choice - left arrow, left-pointing arrow, or leftwards arrow ...
Sep 28, 2020 · While "left-pointing arrow" is certainly not wrong, is it just as correct and accepted use to say "left arrow"? Or would this be considered more colloquial? (There is also the option of "leftwards …
word choice - What is the name of the symbols - and ">"?
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 …
Why does 'I'm with stupid' have a positive connotation?
Apr 1, 2015 · It was sometime in the mid 1970's that T-Shirts with the phrase I'm with stupid and an arrow (or actually it was often a hand with the index finger extended) pointing to the left or right (so it …
Is there a word for the arrow/pointer of a speech bubble
Jun 12, 2019 · A speech bubble points to the person articulating the speech. The bubble itself is a square, but what is the arrow that points to the speaker called?
Is there a specific term for an upwards (downwards)-pointing triangle?
I use up and down-pointing triangles for the simple reason that I can overlay them, and produce a third symbol (6-pointed star) very easily. I suppose I could do the same with a square and a diamond, and …
grammar - "had rained" or "was raining"? - English Language & Usage ...
Apr 19, 2019 · @KateNg: There are two arrows to the left of the answer. If you like the answer, you might as well press the arrow pointing upward, which would award the answerer with points.
How do I get "All Apps" to display? - Microsoft Community
Nov 6, 2012 · To launch your applications, go to the Start Screen by pointing your mouse pointer to the left hand corner of the Windows 8 screen and click it. Right click an empty spot and click All Apps If …
meaning - What's the origin of "flipping the bird"? - English Language ...
Apr 19, 2012 · They would show the Frenchman their middle finger and proclaim I can still flip the bird, a reference to an arrow. String on the bow, known as a yew, is also how we have flipping the bird and …
“In the menu” vs. “on the menu” (in software)
This comes up often, and here's the general answer. In this specific case, menu can be viewed either physically, printed on paper to read, i.e, 2-Dimensional, in which case on is used It's right there on …
"Is there" or "there is"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Oct 2, 2018 · The correct order in the sentence is “there is”. The inversion of the subject-verb word order mainly occurs in questions. When the interrogative clause is a question on its own, the correct order …