Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square277fedilinkarrow-up1347file-text
arrow-up1347message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square277fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDrSleepless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61·2 months agoInterrobang sounds like something from a porno about police work. “Did you question the suspect?” “Yeah, Chief, we interrobanged him and got the info.”
minus-squarelattrommi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoQuestioning 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-up3·2 months agoOr 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-up3·2 months agoIs it still pornographic? “Detective, dash over here and interpunct my colon”, “don’t full stop, I’m about to comma”, etc, etc.
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWell yeah, that’s half the fun
Interrobang sounds like something from a porno about police work.
“Did you question the suspect?”
“Yeah, Chief, we interrobanged him and got the info.”
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