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Feb 18, 2020 · It is easy to see how square-toes might be shortened to square while retaining its ancient sense of fogeydom. Still, Harold Wentworth & Stuart Flexner, Dictionary of American Slang, first edition (1960) seems to view square in the sense of fogey as an invention of the 1940s: square n. 1. A full meal; a satisfying,filling meal. [Citation from ...
Apr 7, 2013 · Square brackets are used around words that are added that are not part of the original quote. For instance, you might have a source that says "Brenda and David went to the store," but you only want the quote to refer to David as a pronoun in your quote. So you should change it to "[He] went to the store."
Apr 29, 2016 · The three dots, ellipsis (plural, ellipses), indicate missing text. In square brackets they indicate missing paragraphs. Square brackets, containing text, can be used in a quotation to help the sense of the extract, or an explanation, i.e. any useful text that is not part of the original quotation. Chris, freelance editor
[] called brackets, square brackets, and square braces; {} called braces, curly braces, and curly brackets. () called parentheses; While it's true I have never heard referred to as "curved braces" or "curved brackets" or anything like that, it is fine to lump them in with other "enclosing punctuation" as other answers and comments suggest.
Dec 5, 2020 · 1960 [UK] Times 21 May 9/2: As far as building up a basis for profitable negotiations is concerned the two sides are back in square one. 1967 [US] N.Y. Times 18 June 4:1: The dilemma for the Kremlin is [...] thrown back to square one. 1971 [UK] Aberdeen Press 2 Apr. 22/9: The letter ‘put the situation right back to square one’.
Oct 12, 2011 · Three square kilometres is three kilometres on one side and one kilometre on the other side. In a formulaic context 3 kilometres squared is written. And 3 square kilometres is written like this. with the two being an exponent (supertext). Three kilometers squared would be (3 [km])^2 which in turn will become (3 [km])^2 = 3 [km] * 3 [km] = 9 [km ...
Town square, an open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. Market square, an open area where market stalls are traditionally set out for trading. plaza. Wiktionary says: plaza (plural plazas) a town’s public square. an open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting ...
Feb 15, 2023 · 1650s, "square," with -ic + obsolete quadrate "a square; a group of four things" (late 14c.), from Latin quadratum, noun use of neuter adjective quadratus "square, squared," past participle of quadrare "to square, make square. (Etymonline) Terms of Latin origin were often adopted in the 16th/17th c.
Sep 9, 2018 · That is an idiomatic expression for "break up." The other words (square and even) cannot be used interchangeably in that phrase. Also, "Let's be square with each other." can be taken to mean, "Let's be honest with each other." The other words cannot be substituted in the same sense. So, no. The words are not always interchangeable.
Apr 28, 2017 · To bring (oneself) into a better position or relation (He tried to square himself with his parents.) To put away or in order. But since the person has directly written 'squared away', so I think the second one matches better. meaning-in-context. ambiguity.
