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Is that irony in your pocket? I couldn’t tell without a punctuation mark.

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Think the interrobang is strange? Well, the nonstandard punctuation department is hardly a lonely place. For centuries, humans have been toying with squiggly lines and dots, trying to get them to do more than the jobs of standard punctuation. One … Continue reading →

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Interrobang: Is this the coolest name for a punctuation mark ever‽

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

In writing, sometimes it is necessary to express both excitement/surprise and disbelief at the same time. The most accepted method of showing these emotions through punctuation is to use both a question mark (?) and an exclamation point (!). Examples: … Continue reading →

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