Talk:symbol

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Equinox

Strange def edit

"Any object, typically material, which is meant to represent another (usually abstract) even if there is no meaningful relationship."

What is this supposed to mean? DAVilla 17:31, 4 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

@DAVilla: I see there are examples now. It's a weird way of describing it though. Can you think of a better phrasing? Equinox 19:28, 3 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Equinox A thing considered the embodiment of a concept or object? SpinningSpark 11:00, 4 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
By the way, lions are inveterate cowards, always choosing the young or the weak to attack, preferably many-to-one. Not a symbol of courage to my mind. Don't think lambs are noticeably patient either. SpinningSpark 11:00, 4 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Spinningspark: Yeah I think your definition is 100x better. (Doesn't really matter whether lions are a good/appropriate symbol of courage or not; they just seem to be one that survived in human culture.) Equinox 00:49, 9 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

Cambridge Grammar of the English Language edit

Page 1572 of the Cambridge Grammar of the English Language reads:

Through contains three symbols: composite th + simple r + composite ough (corresponding to /θ/, /r/, and /u/ respectively).

--Backinstadiums (talk) 17:23, 3 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

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