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S vs Askew - What's the difference?

s | askew |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective askew is

turned or twisted to one side.

As an adverb askew is

tilted to one side.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    askew

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Adjective

    (head)
  • Turned or twisted to one side.
  • (figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • tilted to one side.
    • He wore his hat askew
  • with disapproval
    • to look askew

    Related terms

    * skew-whiff

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