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quotation marks

A punctuation mark used to indicate the beginning and end of a quoted passage, or to indicate that a word or phrase is slang

There are several types of quotation marks:
single (‘ ’)
double (“ ”)
angular (« »)

by bluestinger66 November 21, 2022

cubing

multiplying a number by itself twice

Cubing a number is very easy. All you have to do is multiply it by itself twice. Instead of writing the number three times, a superscript three (³) is used (for example: 27=3³=3×3×3).

by bluestinger66 November 21, 2022

tooking

Interesting! You get this word by combining the past tense of the verb “take” with the ­ing form, i.e. “taking.”

It’s tooking me a long time.

by bluestinger66 December 21, 2023

CTRL

A key on the computer keyboard used to perform a variety of tasks using keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl+X: Cut the selected text.
Ctrl+C: Copy the selected text.
Ctrl+V: Paste the copied or cut text.
Ctrl+A: Select all of the text on the page or in the active window.
Ctrl+B: Bold the selected text.
Ctrl+I: Italicize the selected text.
Ctrl+U: Underline the selected text.

by bluestinger66 November 19, 2022

Cogito, ergo sum

English translation of “I think, therefore I am”

René Descartes, the founder of rationalism, said the famous statement, “Cogito, ergo sum.”

by bluestinger66 April 13, 2023

abczyxdefwvughitsrjklqpomn

Since you’ve tried azbycxdwevfugthsirjqkplomn and abzycdxwefvughtsijrqklpom and you want to type another great word on the keyboard, try three letters at a time!

Boy: Ugh, I can’t think of another good word.
Girl: Why?
Boy: Since I’ve used up the last of my greatest words, then ...
Girl: Then try abczyxdefwvughitsrjklqpomn!
Boy: That’s a great idea! I’m gonna search for this word right away.

by bluestinger66 June 3, 2022

laguz

The twentieth letter of the futhark alphabet

Pronunciation of laguz: LAH˙gooz
Letter sound: l
Appearance: ᛚ
Meaning: water, lake
Related words: laukaz (meaning leek), logr (meaning water, sea)

by bluestinger66 December 20, 2023