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message 2: by Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness (new)

Debbie (sardonicprincessofcheerfulness) | 6389 comments Mod
Love the snark!! How come the link says 13, but the actual article says 14?


message 3: by Ken, Moderator (new)

Ken | 18714 comments Mod
Not on my keyboard, alas.


message 4: by Carol (new)

Carol | 10410 comments Marks of the Beast apparently. Doesn't exist on my pristine keyboard either.


message 5: by Ruth (new)

Ruth | 16546 comments Mod
I don't know why they think the caret is weird. And I've seen the interrobang before.


message 6: by Carol (new)

Carol | 10410 comments * *
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It's snowing.
Where did you see the interrobang one?

I thought the Hedera was pretty .


message 7: by Ruth (new)

Ruth | 16546 comments Mod
I've heard about the need for the interrobang in various places for quite a few years.


message 8: by Carol (new)

Carol | 10410 comments That sounds like a good idea. ?+! The old fashion way.


message 9: by Joanne (new)

Joanne (bonfiggi) I've been called Snarky...now I'm proud.


message 10: by Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness (new)

Debbie (sardonicprincessofcheerfulness) | 6389 comments Mod
Always wondered where snarky came from....


message 11: by Cathy (new)

Cathy | 17 comments Gabi wrote: "Interrobang? They made that up! and the other 2 exclamations, I bet.

How do you create these? What key allows you to print 2 (or more) characters in the one space?"


For a fine example of the Interrobang have a look at the website for that fine institution the State Library of NSW:


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