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11 Apr, 2008

Odd words: Interrobang

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Interesting stuff

INTERROBANG/ˈɪnˈtɛrəʊbæŋ/
A combined exclamation mark and question mark.
This punctuation mark is not yet standard, and probably never will be. It was invented in 1962 through the actions of Martin Speckter, head of a New York advertising agency. He felt that advertising people needed a mark that combined a question with a shout, that mixture any parent [...]


 

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