Stuart's Daily Word Spot: Question mark?

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Question mark: ?The question mark is apunctuation mark that indicates that the written sentence is in the form of aquery. Its contemporary use as journalistic shorthand, or an attempt to expressa matter in different terms has rapidly reached the status of a cliché. Whilstit's occasionally acceptable to talk about a 'question mark hanging over adecision' or something similar, the constant use of 'question mark' in place ofa simple question is becoming increasingly irritating, don't you think?