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[Tina 0]

What the heck is this "~"?

 

I see it before alot of Topic titles..I just want to know what it means?

 

is IT CODE????

 

I NEEEEEEEEEEEED TO know

[Red Shirt Volunteer 0]

The symbol is called a tilde.

 

It's used in some programming and to indicate directories or in some languages. However, most people just throw it in without reason as a pointless symbol. Perhaps they think it's cool.

[Jeanway 0]

I think it looks pretty. I use it alot because I use it like a FRAME for the word, I am an artist and believe if you put a FRAME around something it makes it look pretty. Take this:

 

 

LOVELY VS. ~ LOVELY ~ Looks better? NO or YES

 

OR:

 

 

TINA VS. ~ TINA ~ OR Les Mistral VS. ~ Les Mistral ~

 

ALOT OF OLD BOOKS DO THIS, I LIKE OLD BOOKS, SO I DO IT TOO.

 

That's all it is Tina. Esthetics, understand?

 

I've seen other people use * as one too. Like * Luthien *. She likes to mix it up with ~ Like this: *~ Luthien of Lorien ~*, very pretty, to me anyway.

 

Try it Tina: *~ Tina ~* Looks nice, I think :o :o

 

 

Love, *~ Jeanway ~* :o

 

 

{ I think the title should look like this:

 

?? ~ ?? Instead of this ~~?~~

 

Looks like we are speaking Binary :o

Edited July 17, 2004 by Jeanway

[nik 0]

It's also used in mathematics to mean "similar to" or "on the order of" For example,

if I indicate the size of an atomic nucleus as d, I might make a mathematical statement of the sort:

 

d~5fm

 

Meanin that the size of an atomic nucleus, d, is ABOUT 5 fm. It might be more or less, but is not 500 fm or probably not 50 fm, and probably not 0.1fm.

[RikerChick 5]

It means different thing to different people and boards. Here I use it like jeanway to frame words. I used to mod on a pregnancy board where whenever a member was trying to get pregnant we'd all send her ~*~ babydust ~*~. I don't think it has any set meaning in the world of message boards, it's just fun and pretty. :o

[Jeanway 0]

It's also used in mathematics to mean "similar to" or "on the order of"  For example,

if I indicate the size of an atomic nucleus as d, I might make a mathematical statement of the sort:

 

d~5fm

 

Meanin that the size of an atomic nucleus, d, is ABOUT 5 fm.  It might be more or less, but is not 500 fm or probably not 50 fm, and probably not 0.1fm.

 

 

 

 

Hey nik, ever hear or see of: < or >, or = ??

 

I wonder h*w m@ny symb*ls *ne c*ould use in everyd@y

 

convers@tion?? :o 0r even Smilies? Let me see.

 

nik, @re y0u 0r wh@t? :o Y0u m@ke

 

me :o . :o M@ny times I L00k @t your p0sts @nd I :o

 

then But I thimk you @re re@lly :o B) , even @s @ :o

[BlueCrystal 0]

I use (~) to show that I'm singing. It's my song key.

[Tina 0]

Ok so ~ is * and an ~ is used as a ! but then @ % * is !

 

~?!?~

[Jeanway 0]

TIN@!!! :o @ "!" is @n exclaim@ti0n P0int. It is used t0 sh0w sh0ck or surprise!

 

I @m sh0cked th@t you didn't kn0w th@t :o !!!!

 

 

@lso Tin@, if y0u use " #$%&* " { :o } @ll t0gether is is like swe@ring, very b@d Tin@, :o y0u c0uld get deleted!!!! :o :o :o

Edited July 18, 2004 by Jeanway

[Tina 0]

::looks at the Crew...::

 

~Continues to drink..~

 

I outrank her anyway...

[Jeanway 0]

In name only Tina, OOPS, Don't hurt me now. :huh:

[Tina 0]

I wish people would remember that those are posting ranks only...

 

But thats beside the point...

 

I have always been an Ambassador

 

~..~ or other wise