What a flood of responses! I know it as a proof-reader's mark (from my uni days studying journalism) which means "let it stand". There's a reasonably complete list at www.editexpress.com/proofreader_marks.html if you're interested to know what all the squiggly lines mean. It's divided into operational signs and typographical signs. Regards, Erica. Paul said: It is probably an industry-specific term. But I thought I'd seek advice. Should I add this term to my list of 'must-know mark up' terms or ignore it as idiosyncratic? ******************************************************************************** The information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee; access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient: (1) you are kindly requested to return a copy of this message to the sender indicating that you have received it in error, and to destroy the received copy; and (2) any disclosure or distribution of this message, as well as any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on its content, is prohibited and may be unlawful. ******************************************************************************** ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************