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Hi, I just heard someone mentioned a symbol named "beetle" or "beatle" (or
some other kind of spelling of that sound). Does anyone know if there is a symbol called that and if so, how it looks like? My native language isn't english so I haven't heard this symbol before. Thanks in advance Niklas |
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My native language is English and I don't know what it might be.
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Zalkin" wrote in message ... Hi, I just heard someone mentioned a symbol named "beetle" or "beatle" (or some other kind of spelling of that sound). Does anyone know if there is a symbol called that and if so, how it looks like? My native language isn't english so I haven't heard this symbol before. Thanks in advance Niklas |
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Doesn't ring a bell here, either, though "beadle" and "betel" would be other
possibilities. A Google search for "beetle symbol" brings up some strange hits. The VW Beetle emblem is a possibility. But there's also a video game that uses "beetle symbols." The scarab (symbolic dung beetle) is a symbol of immortality. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... My native language is English and I don't know what it might be. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Zalkin" wrote in message ... Hi, I just heard someone mentioned a symbol named "beetle" or "beatle" (or some other kind of spelling of that sound). Does anyone know if there is a symbol called that and if so, how it looks like? My native language isn't english so I haven't heard this symbol before. Thanks in advance Niklas |
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I figured if anyone here might know this answer, it would be you. :-)
(BTW - I thought of you last week. I walked over the the cafeteria to get a Diet Coke (of course) and there was a sign at the serving line with that day's speacials. They were having casadias. I was thinking "What the heck is that?? Cass-a-sod'-ee-ah?" Turns out the "chef" meant quesadillas. Apparently he heard about the spelling from most of the diners that day. I kept my mouth shut but laughed the whole way back over to my office.) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Doesn't ring a bell here, either, though "beadle" and "betel" would be other possibilities. A Google search for "beetle symbol" brings up some strange hits. The VW Beetle emblem is a possibility. But there's also a video game that uses "beetle symbols." The scarab (symbolic dung beetle) is a symbol of immortality. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... My native language is English and I don't know what it might be. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Zalkin" wrote in message ... Hi, I just heard someone mentioned a symbol named "beetle" or "beatle" (or some other kind of spelling of that sound). Does anyone know if there is a symbol called that and if so, how it looks like? My native language isn't english so I haven't heard this symbol before. Thanks in advance Niklas |
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I suspect British phonetics are at work here, the symbol being the Greek
letter beta (American pronunciation "bayta", British pronunciation "beeta"). The symbol is ß (Unicode character 03B2, or the letter b formatted in Symbol font). -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: Doesn't ring a bell here, either, though "beadle" and "betel" would be other possibilities. A Google search for "beetle symbol" brings up some strange hits. The VW Beetle emblem is a possibility. But there's also a video game that uses "beetle symbols." The scarab (symbolic dung beetle) is a symbol of immortality. "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... My native language is English and I don't know what it might be. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Zalkin" wrote in message ... Hi, I just heard someone mentioned a symbol named "beetle" or "beatle" (or some other kind of spelling of that sound). Does anyone know if there is a symbol called that and if so, how it looks like? My native language isn't english so I haven't heard this symbol before. Thanks in advance Niklas |
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Good guess, Jay. I'll bet you're right, too.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... I suspect British phonetics are at work here, the symbol being the Greek letter beta (American pronunciation "bayta", British pronunciation "beeta"). The symbol is ß (Unicode character 03B2, or the letter b formatted in Symbol font). -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: Doesn't ring a bell here, either, though "beadle" and "betel" would be other possibilities. A Google search for "beetle symbol" brings up some strange hits. The VW Beetle emblem is a possibility. But there's also a video game that uses "beetle symbols." The scarab (symbolic dung beetle) is a symbol of immortality. "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... My native language is English and I don't know what it might be. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Zalkin" wrote in message ... Hi, I just heard someone mentioned a symbol named "beetle" or "beatle" (or some other kind of spelling of that sound). Does anyone know if there is a symbol called that and if so, how it looks like? My native language isn't english so I haven't heard this symbol before. Thanks in advance Niklas |
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Or Greek pronunciation 'Veeta'
 -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Jay Freedman wrote: I suspect British phonetics are at work here, the symbol being the Greek letter beta (American pronunciation "bayta", British pronunciation "beeta"). The symbol is ß (Unicode character 03B2, or the letter b formatted in Symbol font). Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: Doesn't ring a bell here, either, though "beadle" and "betel" would be other possibilities. A Google search for "beetle symbol" brings up some strange hits. The VW Beetle emblem is a possibility. But there's also a video game that uses "beetle symbols." The scarab (symbolic dung beetle) is a symbol of immortality. "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... My native language is English and I don't know what it might be. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Zalkin" wrote in message ... Hi, I just heard someone mentioned a symbol named "beetle" or "beatle" (or some other kind of spelling of that sound). Does anyone know if there is a symbol called that and if so, how it looks like? My native language isn't english so I haven't heard this symbol before. Thanks in advance Niklas |
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