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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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This is an irony mark 
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[It is] used to indicate that a sentence should be understood at a second level (e.g. irony, sarcasm, etc.).
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Its shape is the horizontal mirror image of a question mark.
? vs
Details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_mark#Irony_mark
It is a shame that something like this never took off. It probably would have been useful in writing if we were used to seeing it.
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
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It probably didn't take off because it looks like some kind of Mexican bullshit.
They should have used a backwards asterisk.
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GPFontaine
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Location: Connecticut
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
It probably didn't take off because it looks like some kind of Mexican bullshit.
They should have used a backwards asterisk. |
I assume you mean the inverted question mark ¿ used in the SPANISH language.
Also, a backwards asterisk 
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@om*d
Title: Dorakyura
Joined: Jul 10 2010
Location: Castlevania
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The asterisk that used to be in my name was backwards, I just never told anyone before now.
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Klimbatize
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Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
Joined: Mar 15 2010
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Anyone else but me think this is a thrilling topic
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@om*d
Title: Dorakyura
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| Anyone else but me think this is a thrilling topic |
I find this absolutely enthralling
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Captain_Pollution
Title: Hugh
Joined: Sep 23 2007
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The interrobang could beat up the irony mark.
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
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¤_¤?
As a point of interest, Unicode U+061F is an Arabic question mark ؟, but it doesn't display properly in this font.
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Drew Linky
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To be honest, I like that idea a lot. It's different and would clear up a LOT of confusion. Especially on here.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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Just put Fe after every sentence.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
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| Blackout wrote: |
| Just put Fe after every sentence. |
iron...y
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| I'll eat a turkey sandwich while blowing my load |
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
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| GPFontaine wrote: |
| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| It probably didn't take off because it looks like some kind of Mexican bullshit. |
I assume you mean the inverted question mark ¿ used in the SPANISH language. |
I'm aware that they're different, but they're both modified question marks, and I think it's a valid point. I think a lot of English language enthusiasts didn't want something as classy as irony taking punctuation cues from something as mediocre as the Spanish language.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
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lol mediocre
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| Klimbatize wrote: |
| I'll eat a turkey sandwich while blowing my load |
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Adrock4
Title: Mostly Lurks, Now
Joined: Sep 13 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Ready for this? I'm about to blow all your minds. Watch:
Boy, this would be helpful! It's a shame this forum has nothing like that at all! 
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Dr. Jeebus
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Title: SLF Harbinger of Death
Joined: Sep 03 2005
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There's a simple reason this never took off: it's fucking retarded. In legitimate writing, having a punctuation mark to highlight "Hey, asshole! I'm being ironic, sarcastic, or possibly muttering 'that's what she said' under my breath!" is extraordinarily lazy and no good writer should ever need bullshit like this. As The Joker said, "if you have to explain the joke there is no joke!"
The only place this would ever be useful is in text messages, but if you can't tell when your friends are being sarcastic in a text then you probably aren't very good friends anyway.
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LordHuffnPuff
Title: Mahna Mahna
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| Dr. Jeebus wrote: |
| There's a simple reason this never took off: it's fucking retarded. In legitimate writing, having a punctuation mark to highlight "Hey, asshole! I'm being ironic, sarcastic, or possibly muttering 'that's what she said' under my breath!" is extraordinarily lazy and no good writer should ever need bullshit like this. As The Joker said, "if you have to explain the joke there is no joke!" |
I was reading through the topic and thinking "why has nobody said this yet! I'll post it!" but then the very last post was Jeebus doing it for me so now I'm just quoting his post and telling a cool story, bro.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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I can see this moving forwards; with such a welcoming reception it is totally going to become a thing here on SydLexia.com
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Douche McCallister
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I'll do it just because it seems to piss off Jeebus.
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