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TIL That the symbol ^ is called a "caret" not a "carrot", from the Latin meaning "it lacks" (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 6 months ago by partybot@lemmy.ca to c/til@lemmy.ca

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[–] dojan@lemmy.world 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I’ve never heard someone conflating caret and carrot before, but I’ll be calling these carrot from now on. That’s so funny.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago (3 children)

It's not even pronounced the same!

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

How do you pronounce them?

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 6 points 6 months ago

It depends on the dialect, as it relies on the weak vowel merge. Basically: if "John Lenin" and "Vladimir Lennon" sound right for you, you got that merge.

For those who find them to sound the same, the second vowel should be around [ə]. For those who distinguish them, "caret" should have [ɪ] and "carrot" [ə].

[–] acetanilide@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's not?

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world -2 points 6 months ago

E and o are actually different letters.