contentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL) · 7 months agoTIL That the symbol ^ is called a "caret" not a "carrot", from the Latin meaning "it lacks"en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkTIL That the symbol ^ is called a "caret" not a "carrot", from the Latin meaning "it lacks"en.wikipedia.orgcontentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL) · 7 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareArtyom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-27 months agoIn french, a caret is used to mark a “lost” character. It was taught to me as a grave stone. Hostel -> hôtel, which became hotel in english, and hostel became a different thing.
In french, a caret is used to mark a “lost” character. It was taught to me as a grave stone. Hostel -> hôtel, which became hotel in english, and hostel became a different thing.