Word of the Day: Interrobang

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Interrobang
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noun 1. A nonstandard punctuation mark (‽) indicating a question expressed in an exclamatory manner, as in "What are you doing‽"
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Play Button "Let's ask the designer to include an interrobang in the new logo design."
Play Button "The interrobang — a blend of the exclamation and question marks — adds a modern flair to the text."
Play Button "I'm designing a new typeface, and it will include modern symbols such as arrows and the interrobang."

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English, 1960s
Why This Word?
Here's a two-for-one punctuation mark: The interrobang is used at the end of an exclamatory question, combining both an exclamation mark and a question mark into one easy-to-use symbol (‽). It can also be written or typed as "?!" or "!?" if the interrobang symbol is not available on your word processing software (look under "special characters"). ...
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