ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat sorts of punctuation do you wish existed, or were in common use in your language?en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up161
arrow-up161external-linkWhat sorts of punctuation do you wish existed, or were in common use in your language?en.wikipedia.orgALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up25·edit-22 days agoPause interrogatives and interrogative starting marks - aka ,? and ¿ Interrogative starting marks are extremely useful for clarity and pause interrogatives better align with natural speech. Eh buddy, me and Bob were thinking of heading down to Timmes. ¿Do you want to come,? there’s a sale on the chili.
minus-squareOfCourseNot@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoHere, ¡¡¡¡, you can have some of mine. I barely use them these days anymore.
minus-squaregon [he]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI often preface questions and exclamations with a couple question marks/exclamation points to help clarify! Very useful.
Pause interrogatives and interrogative starting marks - aka ,? and ¿
Interrogative starting marks are extremely useful for clarity and pause interrogatives better align with natural speech.
!Yes, please!
Here, ¡¡¡¡, you can have some of mine. I barely use them these days anymore.
I often preface questions and exclamations with a couple question marks/exclamation points to help clarify! Very useful.