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Good to see you're back (as opposed to your back, of course).
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This is why we need people on opposite hemispheres.
Howdy. Name's Josh. Let's see ... to start off with, I'm a copy editor for my school newspaper. I guess I should mention I'm a student then. I'm a student; I'm majoring in Eng. and Comm. I'm a writer -- poetry and short stories mostly -- and I'm an avid supporter of the ‽ (interrobang). Well now you guys now me, so who are u?
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Who are we Josh? We are a deliciously diverse group of curmudgeonly (except for moe aka Autumnal) grammarians....some may be found in dumpsters, or sitting on ottomans, or imbibing Black Russians or standing on roof ridges sans bathrobes, railing at poor grammar and spelling! Now....how did you do that interrobang please?
Haha, never before had I introduction to prove to be so controversial. I'll definitely try to dot my tittles and cross my t's in the forum. I don't mind being corrected. That's not total truth. Really, I'm going to work very hard to be squeaky clean. All right, Debbie, check this out: Many times, I've explained interrobangs in the form of a question: How Do you use an interrobang? HOW DO YOU USE AN INTERROBANG‽ ... Oh, and feel free to use more than one for emphasis, OK‽‽‽‽
As you might assume, Interro's are uncommon because they've not proven to be particularly valuable to our culture nor media or literature. They're freaks in typography, but I love that. Such typographical ideas as interrobangs and snarks, which are punctuation marks expressing irony, are awesome to me.
Show us the snarks!
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How odd, Josh. I am also a fan of the interrobang. In fact, I have introduced myself in a similar fashion in the past. I think it's fun to mention because it often prompts a follow up question. However, in text, I've always resorted to "?!" so I'm with Debbie. How on earth did you manage to make that‽ I can copy yours, but what will happen when you are not around?
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So, Josh! Another brother in the cynics-league... good.
Hm, your picture is quite as deranged as mine- you look like a typical nihilist, but I guess that´s just posing. Otherwise you wouldn´t be here, eh?
Just leave a message, I´ll concern myself with it then.
Have you yet crossed the Styx? I´m over here ;-)
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I have a Mac, so I don't know exactly how you'd make it using a "real computer," but here's what I did. I went to International in System Preferences, and changed my keyboard layout to Unicode Hex and selected the Unicode Characters palette. 'Bangs have a Unicode value of 203D so you just have to turn Unicode on, hold option while you plug in 203D and there you have it: ‽.NewEng, so do you have to discourage emphatic rhetorical questions a lot at school?
i guess u all missed my arched eyebrow on my leafi was wryly commenting on the text speak
sometimes i think my ee style has led you lot
down the slippery slope to interrobangs and letters posing as whole words
i don't much like 2% milk either
if you are going to drink the moo juice it should be with the fat left in
because the fat is the essence of milk
without it
well...it's white water
and dear josh
there's a thread somewhere
i believe in the streams of consciousness category
that speaks to the notion of breaking the rules
creatively while still adhering to their intent
honoring the greeks
and ne
is THE GREEK
in these parts
so his moniker should only be changed after a rapport of sorts is established
it's good form
sort of like the deference bunny was showing when asking if you'd care to be corrected
correction is a given with L&G
and i'm standing up for the old guard
as a crumudgeon who was corrected early on that very word and misspelling ;)
it's always best to eat feta with the greeks
at least until they request your emphatic rhetorical questions...ay!?
Haha, Elizabeth, don't you have an intriguing wit‽ And timely use emoticonic punctuation and the spelled-out interrogang.You know, the way someone punctuates and capitalizes ee says a lot about her, and you know the argument for punctuation, so you deviate all you want and I'll read books with dense, single spaced paragraphs. To each his own, or something like that. :{D)
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Oh, and I have a prejudice against SHOUTING WITH CAPS LEFT AND RIGHT (AND IN BETWEEN)!!!!!!!
-- Prof. McGrumpy
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I love this group! I've been a spectator for a few weeks now, and I figure it's only fair that you should know I'm here... so Hello.I've been harboring grammatical questions and pet peeves in secret, and it's a relief to know that others care too.
By the way, you don't seem curmudgeonly at all.
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Thanks, Debbie! Tack, Newengland! I don't think it's me either, but you have the advantage.
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I loathe fussing with my hair.
let's hope the college experience um...educates him?and deb
i don't know
mischevious
highlights your wonderful eyes
but i wouldn't fuss either
i hate to say it but now that my hair is long
i whip it up into a loose bun with a scrunchy everyday
it's definitely vixenish
but i miss cheery deb
oh dear i just can't decide which i prefer
ok-i went back and looked
i like the new one
it opens up your face more
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haha dittoi'm dying to see what you look like ne
why aren't we as brave as ruth and deb etc.?
let's see who else do we want to know what they look like?
perhaps it is time for the grand reveal
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bunwatcalling bunwat
time for the grand reveal
sarah no more hiding behind indecipherable code
who else guys?
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(heh heh)i'll see your "you first" and raise you a real face
this one is from over a year and a half ago
my hair is now quite long
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OK NE.....double-dare ya!
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Anyway, you're exactly as I pictured, Eliza. Spirited and poetic!
What you didn't like my "Um, my dog ate my icon" icon? From a teacher's point of view, I thought it was hilarious! Alas, I must find a picture of myself ... I used to have a different one up there, but it is on a different computer. If I can't find that same one, I suppose I can take a new pic (sigh)-- OR I could put in the one they took of me when I got fingerprinted as per state mandate :) Talk about a mug shot! We couldn't even show our teeth! My parents paid big bucks and I went through years of torturous orthodontics to straighten these pearly whites-- I want to show them off! :)
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