ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat sorts of punctuation do you wish existed, or were in common use in your language?en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up170
arrow-up170external-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 · 1 month agomessage-square70fedilink
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up26·edit-21 month 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-up6·1 month agoHere, ¡¡¡¡, you can have some of mine. I barely use them these days anymore.
minus-squaregon [he]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month 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.