Since I became aware of it many years ago, the interrobang (examples below) has been my favorite punctuation mark.
So much so that if we were to change to using symbols instead of names for ourselves the interrobang would be at the top of my list of a symbol for "the person formally known as Wayne Hodgins".
A fun exercise perhaps to consider this use of symbols rather than words for people's names? What punctuation mark or sign would YOU choose?
Interrobang:
A sentence ending with an interrobang asks a question in an excited manner, expresses excitement or disbelief in the form of a question, or asks a rhetorical question.
For example:
- How much did you pay for those shoes‽
- You're going out with whom‽
- They did what‽
Use of an interrobang may be considered somewhat redundant, considering the same effect is captured in standard English by ending a sentence with both an exclamation point and a question mark, the order of which is determined by whether it is more rhetorical/excited or more interrogative.
via en.wikipedia.org
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