Step 1 : Introduction to the question "1. Pointer, hmm. Lexi's not going hunting, so while her mind is probably on the canine kind of pointer, she must subconsciously want to play online quizzes using the mouse's pointer! What word describes that kind of pointer on the computer screen?"
...1. Speller 2. Hexer 3. Cursor 4. Darner The "cursor" is that little arrow on the computer screen you probably used to point at and select an answer for this question! Or, if you're inserting text, the cursor might change into an underscore or a blinking vertical bar. A cursor is also the clear sliding pane on a slide rule. Originally a Latin word, "cursor" meant messenger or runner in that dead language. Now that my office is filled with English Pointers answering Lexi's call for aid, I have to explain to these eager canines that we're not in need of gun dogs or, as they're sometimes known due to their prowess at locating prey such as quail or pheasant, bird dogs. Why me?
