What does a question mark symbolize?
The question mark ? (also known as interrogation point, query, or eroteme in journalism) is a punctuation mark that indicates an interrogative clause or phrase in many languages.
What is a question mark called?
(often represented by ?!, !?, ?!? or !?!), is an unconventional punctuation mark used in various written languages and intended to combine the functions of the question mark, or interrogative point; and the exclamation mark, or exclamation point, known in the jargon of printers and programmers as a “bang”.
What do 3 question marks mean?
Two question marks indicate a much more questiony question. Three is for really, really, REALLY questiony questions. More than three is a mistake.
How did the question mark originate?
Supposedly, in the Middle Ages scholars would write ‘quaestio’ at the end of a sentence to show that it was a question, which in turn was shortened to qo. Eventually, the q was written on top of the o, before steadily morphing into a recognisably modern question mark.
What do multiple question marks mean?
A single question mark is for asking a question; multiple question marks, or multiple question marks along with exclamation points are for expressing confusion. It is outright rude and should never be used.
What do 2 question marks mean?
If double question marks are uses it is to emphasise something in return, usually from the shock of the previous thing said. For example, if I said: ‘My dog just died’ (sad, but used for example…) As the dog was a puppy and the death was unexpected.
What is the most used punctuation mark?
period
Of the three, the period is most often used; almost every sentence has one. Commas are used extensively within sentences. Some sentences have a lot of commas while some sentences have none. So although the comma is quite common, it is next to impossible to say whether it is more common than the period.
What are () called in English?
two dots over the word, and what it is called when a word is “within” ? – I don’t really know what people call this. They are called quotation marks. And in the U.S, the () are called parenthesis, and the [] are called brackets.
What does a lot of question marks mean?
Lots of question mark can mean a person is really VERY curious to know whatever they asked.
What is :)) in texting?
🙂 means “Happy.” I know all about icons.
What no will replace the question mark?
Which number will replace the question mark ? Hence the number 26 will replace the question mark.
What is a Percontation point?
Percontation point ) , a reversed question mark later referred to as a rhetorical question mark, was proposed by Henry Denham in the 1580s and was used at the end of a question that does not require an answer—a rhetorical question. Its use died out in the 17th century.