I came across these on the Internet and had to share them with you – credit goes to Mike Trapp.
Basically, it proposes some punctuation marks that, in this digital world where much of the inflection of speech is lost, we desperately need. I think all of them are justified!!
Take a look… can you think of any others that would be useful?
(Images: College Humor)
Nothing good ever came from any sentence prefaced with ‘We need to talk … ‘.
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I accidentally sent that as a message once… wasn’t done typing. Did not go down well!
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These are awesome. I’d use the Andorpersand and the Superellipsis ALL. THE. TIME.
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The superellipsis is my favourite, I think! π
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ace π
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I thought so too! π
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I would totally use all of those punctuation marks if they were available!
-john
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Ha, me too! I feel a petition to the OED coming on… π
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I’d be using the mockwotation marks constantly!
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Ha, I loved those too!! π
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These are awesome I’d totally use them!
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Especially the Sarcastises they would solve so many problems texting people…
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I completely agree. Sarcasm is often lost in text messages. I’ve often said we need a symbol!!
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Fab!!!
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I thought so, too! π Glad everyone seems to agree! We should make this a thing!!
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LMAO! This is awesome! I’d love to see some of these. My favorite is the super-ellipsis. I sure could use that one!
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That one was my favourite too, although we could do with an additional mark to denote dramatic music!
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Thinking that in Morgan Freeman’s voice just literally made me laugh out loud.
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Me too π Let’s face it, of all the voices you could use, is there a voice cooler than Morgan Freeman’s?
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Funny!
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Thanks, CatMint! π
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This is so smart and funny!
Thank you for sharing this!
Love your blog!
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Thank you for saying so, Silvia! π I’m really enjoying your blog, too!
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Thank you very much! Have you seen today’s post? π
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I have indeed. That bracelet is gorgeous, as is the dress, and how I have an overwhelming urge to eat lots and lots of cake. π
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yeeees, they kill me with those cakes! π
If you’re ever in Bucharest, let me know and we’ll go serve some deliciousness! β€
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Sounds great, I will hold you to that! π
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LOL
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