Math Teachers Two, Josh Zero

I was working on a lab for physics this week, and I got to use MS Word 2007's nifty equation tool. I like it a lot- it makes it pretty easy (or at least, pretty possible) to add complex, intelligent-looking symbols, fractions, scripts, etc. to equations. As you may know, one of the options is "Accent," with a symbol that looks like ä:


"Ööö!" I thought, "än ümläüt!" I like umlauts, so I clicked it to see if it was actually called an umlaut in math. Its not.


Dang. Well, recalling the ongoing inner struggle that began with this post, I wondered what Word would call the circumflex. I was sure it would be something as fancy sounding as some of the other accents, (try "Double Overbar," "Acute," "Grave," "Grouping Character Above" and "Boxed Formula (With Placeholder)" on for size,) but I was disappointed. See for yourself.