The DU Lounge

LastLiberal in PalmSprings

(13,292 posts)

37. Beat me to it.

Mon Jan 29, 2018, 08:54 PM

Jan 2018

I used to use it in a Mississippi newspaper when I was copy editor.

Here's the Wikipedia description:

A non-standard punctuation mark indicating a question expressed in an exclamatory manner, as in, "What are you doing‽"

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

60 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

You favorite punctuation mark? [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 OP

Well...I'd have to say...the ellipsis... CincyDem Jan 2018 #1

Nice! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #4

... dhill926 Jan 2018 #2

And another! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #5

There is something satisfying about the finality of the period. hlthe2b Jan 2018 #3

Indeed! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #6

The ? holds so many possibilities Fresh_Start Jan 2018 #7

Yep! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #8

I don't know if this is considered a punctuation mark Ohiogal Jan 2018 #9

Ampersands are awesome! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #10

[deleted] is my favorite. Yonnie3 Jan 2018 #11

It's called a tilde. Towlie Jan 2018 #13

Thanks, Yonnie3 Jan 2018 #23

The tilde is way cool. CTyankee Jan 2018 #31

I couldn't wait tilde someone mentioned that underpants Jan 2018 #17

I like the semicolon because it's a "super-comma." Towlie Jan 2018 #12

I agree but many people hate the semicolon PJMcK Jan 2018 #15

First, the letter "r" PJMcK Jan 2018 #14

I like (and overuse) the comma, because we could all use a pause for a split second NightWatcher Jan 2018 #16

I like the one I call "asshole" underpants Jan 2018 #18

(_._) That one? Lol. n/t CincyDem Jan 2018 #24

I love, love the Polly Hennessey Jan 2018 #19

Apostrophe's. One thing you can say about an' apostrophe: its' so useful. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #20

It's the crux of the biscuit, after all. GreenEyedLefty Feb 2018 #60

i like curly braces. unblock Jan 2018 #21

For some reason I am drawn to ... skylucy Jan 2018 #22

My Favorite or most used? mitch96 Jan 2018 #25

The semicolon; I could have stopped but I kept on going. FM123 Jan 2018 #26

Why do you ask? AzureCrest Jan 2018 #27

The interrobang. Codeine Jan 2018 #28

Beat me to it. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2018 #37

When I was a prisoner, I liked the period because it marked the end of my sentence. Beakybird Jan 2018 #29

! In UNIX scripting is known as bang benld74 Jan 2018 #30

The colon, because I'm a proctologist. LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #32

What a shitty reason. nt Codeine Jan 2018 #33

Please, wipe away that attitude. LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #34

Gotta roll. nt Codeine Jan 2018 #35

Charmin'. Just Charmin'. LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #36

okay guys. put a cork in it. IcyPeas Jan 2018 #38

I suppository you never say things like this? LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #40

Well, we can eliminate that from the list... Rollo Jan 2018 #42

I'm straining to understand your point. LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #46

Are you saying you don't understand squat? Rollo Jan 2018 #47

I pooh pooh that remark. IcyPeas Jan 2018 #48

When I was a kid SCantiGOP Jan 2018 #49

So... Rollo Jan 2018 #50

Sometimes posts like this make me grunt in disgust. LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #56

wipe that grin off your face Skittles Jan 2018 #57

My grin is part of my personality. It just clings on me. LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #58

The singer formerly known as pound sign: # OilemFirchen Jan 2018 #39

� Major Nikon Jan 2018 #41

Alt+168 on a keyboard. I use that to notate questions I have underpants Jan 2018 #51

The percent sign; but not all of the time... Rollo Jan 2018 #43

The comma holds such wonderful power Awsi Dooger Jan 2018 #44

100%!! AGREE!! underpants Jan 2018 #52

The semicolon and the area51 Jan 2018 #45

? redstateblues Jan 2018 #53

My favorite is the asterisk CatMor Jan 2018 #54

I love the em dash--because it's so versatile catbyte Jan 2018 #55

Don't Have A Particular Favorite. But.... becca da bakkah Jan 2018 #59