tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post7894657678609828470..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Punctuation - I Love You ... ? ! by Joan LennonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-3581796995786960322015-10-23T21:37:04.712+01:002015-10-23T21:37:04.712+01:00I'm still happily married to the semi-colon af...I'm still happily married to the semi-colon after all these years. Was it really so long ago?Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-46937641237465651122015-10-20T14:41:58.453+01:002015-10-20T14:41:58.453+01:00Julie, here's some characters to copy and past...Julie, here's some characters to copy and paste.<br />‽⸮؟⁂<br />The percontation point doesn't seem to exist in any fonts I've tried. The character given for the irony mark is actually the Arabic Question Mark. So it isn't guaranteed to be a curvy one and the cursor does odd things around it.<br /><br />One mark that doesn't get any love these days is :— for lists of things, each on a new line.<br /><br />I think my favourite mark though is the Combining Diæ̈resis.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799125598133377058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-6129758021055036282015-10-20T11:47:56.177+01:002015-10-20T11:47:56.177+01:00I think a mark indicating irony would be useful.I think a mark indicating irony would be useful.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-61929421466499283812015-10-20T09:14:39.713+01:002015-10-20T09:14:39.713+01:00I like the doubt point. I can see I'd use that...I like the doubt point. I can see I'd use that a LOT!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-37716210379494093352015-10-20T07:49:33.193+01:002015-10-20T07:49:33.193+01:00Brilliant! Can see me spending way too much time w...Brilliant! Can see me spending way too much time working out how to type those backward question marks.<br />Thanks Joan ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846839494891623600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-65763573183920206532015-10-20T04:43:46.923+01:002015-10-20T04:43:46.923+01:00These are brilliant! I'm reading this at 04.41...These are brilliant! I'm reading this at 04.41 so I feel a bit too tired to think of how to use them properly here - but I shall definitely try some in future messages to my teenagers!!! I am very conscious that I rely rather too much on the exclamation mark so I'll end with a thoughtful...Anne Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17160915179685300264noreply@blogger.com