I'm a fan of the interrobang!??!?!?!!! but I have no idea how widely accepted it is among professional grammarians.
So there is something I can do, besides scream like a woman?
Wesley ,'Chosen'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Jul 07, 2009 6:30:10 am PDT #27753 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
tommyrot - Jul 07, 2009 6:30:13 am PDT #27754 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What's a few more old dusty Men's magazines between friends? (flickr link)
It amuses me that in 1958 there was a men's magazine called The Dude.
Gudanov - Jul 07, 2009 6:31:03 am PDT #27755 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Would electrons "fall" out of their orbits, lacking any energy to "orbit"? Would all that empty space in an atom go away, as the atom sluggishly contracts upon itself?
Wouldn't they just be in their lowest energy states? They don't really orbit.
Barb - Jul 07, 2009 6:34:14 am PDT #27756 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
I have a question about the dangerous subject of punctuation.
Is this in the WIP, Gud? With dialogue, I'd use a question mark and then either use a dialogue tag to add the emphasis (like "he yelled,") or, since that's not actually one of my fave techniques, I tend to prefer adding emphasis to a word within the sentence with italics:
"What the frak is wrong with you?"
To me, that gives the impression of an exclaimed question. Generally, I think using both punctuation marks is frowned upon. But that's just me. YPMMV
Polter-Cow - Jul 07, 2009 6:34:47 am PDT #27757 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Huh. I just discovered a fresh scar above my waist. It stung in the shower, like I'd recently been cut there. I have no idea how I got it.
I think I fought a ninja in my sleep.
DavidS - Jul 07, 2009 6:37:41 am PDT #27758 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"What the frak is wrong with you!"
I'd do it with just the exclamation point since the question is rhetorical and not meant to be answered. It's more like an interjection. That is, you say it with excitement (or emotion) rather than as a query.
tommyrot - Jul 07, 2009 6:37:54 am PDT #27759 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Huh. I just discovered a fresh scar above my waist. It stung in the shower, like I'd recently been cut there. I have no idea how I got it.
My theory: an alien implant.
Have you had any "lost time" recently?
Barb - Jul 07, 2009 6:40:07 am PDT #27760 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
It's more like an interjection.
Annnnnd I just went into Schoolhouse Rock Land.
Gudanov - Jul 07, 2009 6:40:25 am PDT #27761 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Is this in the WIP, Gud?
Indeed.
Generally, I think using both punctuation marks is frowned upon. But that's just me.
That's the impression I get.
I tend to prefer adding emphasis to a word within the sentence with italics:
Hmmm... That seems like it would work in most cases. I already do that in a lot of places, but for some reason I didn't think of it for exclaimed questions.
Gudanov - Jul 07, 2009 6:43:51 am PDT #27762 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
I'd do it with just the exclamation point since the question is rhetorical and not meant to be answered. It's more like an interjection. That is, you say it with excitement (or emotion) rather than as a query.
That's certainly true in that case. Sort of a bad example since the question is rhetorical. Maybe I should have gone with "Is it the blue wire or the red wire!"