Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 个月前What's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square306fedilinkarrow-up1358arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1353arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 个月前message-square306fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareKushan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up93arrow-down3·3 个月前Interrobang. It’s this thing: ‽ More people should use the symbol because it looks cool and has a badass name, so for that you need to know what it’s called. Who’s with me‽
minus-squareDrSleepless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up64·3 个月前Interrobang sounds like something from a porno about police work. “Did you question the suspect?” “Yeah, Chief, we interrobanged him and got the info.”
minus-squareThassodar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 个月前Hey, it’s me, your suspect. I’ve got more info, step it up with the interrobanging, will ya?
minus-squarelattrommi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 个月前Questioning a bang. My quick and dirty interrobang with her revealed to me how empty inside I was, unlike the outhouse we were in.
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 个月前Or a fully themed, punctuation inspire flick. Named “character” to let you fill in the blanks. Char 1: Well what do you think Mark? Char 2: Are you sure she can handle it, Point? Char 1: Its time we’ve shown Char 2: our true power… Together: As Interrobang! Char 3: No wait, I’ve got my per… … OK it needs to be reworked, but you get the idea.
minus-squareBob@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 个月前Is it still pornographic? “Detective, dash over here and interpunct my colon”, “don’t full stop, I’m about to comma”, etc, etc.
minus-squaremoonlight@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up37·3 个月前While I like the concept, I can’t help but prefer ‘!?’ or ‘?!’. There’s more granularity of meaning, and I think it just looks nicer having two or more separate characters.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 个月前Yeah, but you aren’t proper if you’re using more than one piece of punctuation at the end of your sentence. Them’s the rules. Unless…
minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 个月前Eh the context determines the need for proper grammar. Throwaway comments on Lemmy- fuck the grammar
minus-squarealexc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·3 个月前Only if you agree to stop calling them Hashtags and use their more-correct name of Octothorpes
minus-squareAsafum@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·3 个月前“Press 1 to continue followed by the Octothorpes” Lol I love it
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 个月前I made AltGr + / type an interrobang so I’d always have access to it
minus-squarePaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 个月前I set up an auto replace on my phone so when I type ?! It’ll switch it to ‽ for me.
Interrobang.
It’s this thing: ‽
More people should use the symbol because it looks cool and has a badass name, so for that you need to know what it’s called.
Who’s with me‽
Interrobang sounds like something from a porno about police work.
“Did you question the suspect?”
“Yeah, Chief, we interrobanged him and got the info.”
Hey, it’s me, your suspect. I’ve got more info, step it up with the interrobanging, will ya?
Questioning a bang.
My quick and dirty interrobang with her revealed to me how empty inside I was, unlike the outhouse we were in.
Or a fully themed, punctuation inspire flick. Named “character” to let you fill in the blanks.
Char 1: Well what do you think Mark?
Char 2: Are you sure she can handle it, Point?
Char 1: Its time we’ve shown
Char 2: our true power…
Together: As Interrobang!
Char 3: No wait, I’ve got my per…
… OK it needs to be reworked, but you get the idea.
Is it still pornographic? “Detective, dash over here and interpunct my colon”, “don’t full stop, I’m about to comma”, etc, etc.
Well yeah, that’s half the fun
While I like the concept, I can’t help but prefer ‘!?’ or ‘?!’. There’s more granularity of meaning, and I think it just looks nicer having two or more separate characters.
Yeah, but you aren’t proper if you’re using more than one piece of punctuation at the end of your sentence. Them’s the rules.
Unless…
Eh the context determines the need for proper grammar. Throwaway comments on Lemmy- fuck the grammar
Only if you agree to stop calling them Hashtags and use their more-correct name of Octothorpes
“Press 1 to continue followed by the Octothorpes”
Lol I love it
The singular is octothorpe.
You mean pound?
I made
AltGr + /
type an interrobang so I’d always have access to itHow do I start?
I set up an auto replace on my phone so when I type ?! It’ll switch it to ‽ for me.