Let us compare mythologies and movies - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Firefoot · 07-09-2007, 11:49 AM

?!

^My reaction to this thread...

It's much more interesting than a plain ? - it implies more emotion, whether excitement, shock, outrage, a new breakthrough...

Although personally, I think it is aesthetically more pleasing written as "!?".

Folwren · 07-09-2007, 12:07 PM

You surprise me, Firefoot. Being such a great writer as you are, surely you know that "?!" is not legal, so far as grammar and its laws are concerned?

I guess it's a little better than "!!", though not by much.

-- Foley

tar-ancalime · 07-20-2007, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Folwren

You surprise me, Firefoot. Being such a great writer as you are, surely you know that "?!" is not legal, so far as grammar and its laws are concerned?

I guess it's a little better than "!!", though not by much.

-- Foley

It's a perfectly acceptable form of punctuation! It even has a name, which is my favorite thing about it:

It's called the INTERROBANG ?!

***Thenamir*** · 11-28-2007, 11:34 AM

Now that the poll is closed, I am quite pleased to see that my initial favorite, the '?' did indeed win the overall poll, but with a mere plurality of 25%. All hail the Question Mark -- Herald of Answers-Yet-To-Be!

View Poll Results: Punctuation Slapdown 2007
.	2	10.00%
?	5	25.00%
?!	4	20.00%
...	1	5.00%
$	0	0%
€	0	0%
£	2	10.00%
~	3	15.00%
°	0	0%
∞	3	15.00%
Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll

07-09-2007, 12:07 PM	#2
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	You surprise me, Firefoot. Being such a great writer as you are, surely you know that "?!" is not legal, so far as grammar and its laws are concerned? I guess it's a little better than "!!", though not by much. -- Foley __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

11-28-2007, 11:34 AM	#4
*Thenamir* Spectre of Capitalism Join Date: May 2001 Location: Battling evil bureaucrats at Zeta Aquilae Posts: 987	Gnawing the ends of old threads Now that the poll is closed, I am quite pleased to see that my initial favorite, the '?' did indeed win the overall poll, but with a mere plurality of 25%. All hail the Question Mark -- Herald of Answers-Yet-To-Be! __________________ The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. ~~ Marcus Aurelius

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

07-09-2007, 11:49 AM	#1
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	?! ^My reaction to this thread... It's much more interesting than a plain ? - it implies more emotion, whether excitement, shock, outrage, a new breakthrough... Although personally, I think it is aesthetically more pleasing written as "!?".