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	Etsy :: interrobang's Profile
		Interrobang is an independant clothing company located in Australia.
		Interrobang Clothing has been operating since February 2007, and at this point we have sold over 200 shirts on various online venues and in the real world.
		An interrobang is a question mark (?) followed by an exclamation point (!) ie.
	www.etsy.com /profile.php?user_id=21782 (335 words)

	Interrobang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The interrobang (/ɪn'tɛrəbæŋ/) (‽) is a rarely used, nonstandard English-language punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of a question mark and an exclamation point.
		The interrobang was in vogue for much of the 1960s, with the word 'interrobang' appearing in some dictionaries and the mark itself being featured in magazine and newspaper articles.
		The Interrobang can be used in word processing with the alt code ALT+8253, if you are working in a font that supports the interrobang or are using an operating system that performs font substitution.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Interrobang (1035 words)

	Welcome to Interrobang-Mks
		The INTERROBANG has been described as "an obscure punctuation mark." The purpose of this page is to move the INTERROBANG from the obscure to the ubiquitous.
		The INTERROBANG was created to fill a gap in our punctuation system where writers often used typographically cumbersome and unattractive combinations of the question mark and exclamation mark to punctuate rhetorical statements where neither the question nor an exclamation alone exactly served the writer.
		At the time the INTERROBANG was introduced in 1962, a number of graphic designs were sent to the magazine from many sources.
	www.interrobang-mks.com (336 words)

	Interrobang
		The interrobang is a rarely used, nonstandard English-language punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of a question mark and an exclamation point.
		Depending on one's perspective, a sentence ending with an interrobang either asks a question in an excited manner or expresses excitement or disbelief in the form of a question.
		The interrobang was in vogue for much of the 1960s, with the word 'interrobang' appearing in some dictionaries and the mark itself being featured in magazine and newspaper articles.
	www.interrobangsd.org /whatis.html (289 words)

	eclecticism: Interrobang‽ (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1962, the interrobang (‽), was introduced by the New York publishing establishment as "a twentieth century punctuation mark".
		The interrobang combined the functions of a question mark and an exclamation point.
		Actually, Dave Tepper called his site “Interrobang,” but he rebranded several months ago when his host’s server went belly up and he lost his whole blog.
	www.michaelhanscom.com /eclecticism/2004/09/interrobang.html (373 words)

	!?: interrobang \| Typophile
		The interrobang raises many questions (ha!) regarding the visualization of language, especially at a time when we are relying more and more on writing (or typing, that is) to express emotion within conversation (like we're doing right now).
		The interrobang hasn't been around long enough, nor is it very accessible to most people to necessarily omit the possibility that it could catch on.
		So the interrobang hijacks this secondary, emotive articulating use of the exclamation mark and marries it to the question mark, which is still primarily a punctuation mark and only seldom used in a secondary way (usually in isolation, as a kind of abbreviation).
	www.typophile.com /node/9086 (3710 words)

	Hilltopics E-Zine - Barton County Community College
		The Interrobang won its award by entering the annual mail-in competition held by the ASPA.
		As entry into the ASPA competition, the Interrobang was required to submit three of its issues for the 2004-05 academic year, which were then judged by journalism advisers and professionals from around the country.
		Acker said the Interrobang was the only student newspaper representing a small college to place first in the competition.
	www.barton.cc.ks.us /hilltopics/collegenews/interrobangaward05.htm (253 words)

	Notes from a Linguistic Mystic » Blog Archive » The Interrobang: Stylistic Superfluity sans Sanity
		So, the interrobang exists for a very distinct reason: Sometimes, you want to express that you’re surprised as you ask a given question, but you can’t use two punctuation marks at the end of a sentence.
		So, although the interrobang has a future amongst hyperbole-happy minimalists and time-savers, the fact of the matter is that for the majority of people, the interrobang is never going to fly.
		You’re welcome to interrobang your writing to your heart’s content, but just don’t be surprised when your proofreading friend hands you back your essay with a big red circle around your interrobang, and a small note, scribbled in the margins, reading “What the heck is this?!”.
	linguisticmystic.com /2007/07/27/the-interrobang-stylistic-superfluity-sans-sanity (1585 words)

	The Return of the Interrobang!?
		The interrobang (stress on the second syllable), actually, is a most unusual but functional piece of punctuation, serving as a kind of portmanteau question mark and exclamation point, and is used primarily to demarcate rhetorical statements.
		But the interrobang (or interabang, as some of the media that covered the story ineptly misnamed it at the time) proved to be the little punctuation that couldn't.
		The interrobang exists not merely as a typographical anomaly, as a punctuation outlaw, a symbol without a clause; it serves as a icon for the cosmos itself.
	www.ronsuresha.com /writing/shorts/interrobang.php (2468 words)

	Wordwizard Clubhouse - interrobang (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In its way, the interrobang was the precursor of the wide array of smileys that is now easily available in certain situations (especially to habitués of chat rooms).
		The occasional need for such characters does not seem to be in doubt; what is not clear is which of them, if any, also have the staying power to establish themselves in mainstream usage (by which I mean in such places as newspapers, official documents, books from established publishers and the education system).
		The interrobang (#8253;) is a seldom-used, non-standard English-language punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of a question mark and an exclamation point.
	www.wordwizard.com /ch_forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18689 (1236 words)

	interrobangs are . . .
		The interrobang has become something of a recurring object of obsession to me. To discourage myself from wasting too much time I put a sign in plain view from my desk warning me of the risks of misplacing reality when spending too much time imagining matters that convey questioning surprise.
		The problem is that I could not resist punctuating the last sentence on the sign with an interrobang.
		These are but the tamer, smaller representatives of the various interrobangs that have sprung into being.
	pages.sbcglobal.net /patrig/index/ibangs_are/interrobangs_are.html (949 words)

	What is an Interrobang?
		An interrobang is a rarely used symbol in English typography that combines the forms of the exclamation point and the question mark.
		The name interrobang is derived from the Latin interrogatio, which is a type of interrogative question, and the slang term bang, used by printers and typographers to refer to the exclamation point.
		The interrobang was conceived of by an American advertiser in the 1960s, Martin Speckter, who thought the aesthetic of one typographic symbol would be better than two.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-an-interrobang.htm (371 words)

	Etymology/usage/grammar of the interrobang
		The greater problem is that the term refers, not to the question and exclamation marks used together, but to a single punctuation mark combining the two.
		But it has not disappeared: Microsoft provides several versions of the interrobang character as part of the Wingdings 2 character set available with Microsoft Office; it is present in the fonts Lucida Sans UniConcise Oxford Dictionarye and Arial UniConcise Oxford Dictionarye MS; and it has the 0x203D UniConcise Oxford Dictionarye.
		It may be that "!?" is essentially the same as "?!" and therefore carries the same name of "interrobang," but for example as a chess notation, there is a definite difference ("?!" is a strange move that is probably bad, whereas "!?" is a strange move that might actually be good).
	www.mootgame.com /ballast/ml179.html (864 words)

	ThePilot.com : STEPHEN SMITH: What on Earth Is an Interrobang? And Do We Need One?
		No doubt some of you have already figured out what an interrobang is. For the less astute but eager-to-learn reader, the interrobang is a punctuation mark used at the end of an exclamatory interrogative -- a question that's exclaimed.
		The logic behind the interrobang hinges on the punctuation rule that you can't employ two forms of end punctuation at the end of a sentence, thus when you write "What the heck is going on here" you can't put both a question mark and an exclamation point.
		The interrobang never caught on in a big way, although I heard The New York Times employed the mark on several occasions.
	www.thepilot.com /stories/20080224/books/books/20080224ssmithinterrobang.html (637 words)

	SOHO's Reflections Newsletter
		If you're not sure just what an Interrobang is, it's a punctuation mark.
		Created in the 1960s, Interrobang from the Latin for query was introduced by type designer Martin Speckter.
		Interrobang will be hosted on the second Tuesday of every month at the Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla (MCASD), 700 Prospect Street at the Coast Room
	sohosandiego.org /reflections/2006-1/interrobang.htm (206 words)

	X-Ray Magazine v5n1 Interpunct to Interrobang
		In the early 1960s, the head of a New York advertising agency thought a new punctuation mark was needed.
		Martin K. Speckter proposed a new symbol that would convey a surprised question or emotional declaration such as in, "You've got to be kidding me?!" The resulting character is called an interrobang, a combination of the word bang, printer's slang for an exclamation point, and the Latin word interrogotio, meaning rhetorical question.
		Obviously the interrobang did not catch on, but, curiously, you can find this character in Wingdings 2.
	www.xraymag.com /articles/xray_v5n1_interpunct_02.html (1335 words)

	Interrobang - ParaType help & info
		The interrobang was introduced in 1962 by Martin Speckter, head of a New York advertising and public relations agency and editor of a magazine called Type Talks.
		Of the names submitted Speckter favored “exclamaquest” and “interrobang” and finally chose the latter.
		Some designs were more imaginative than practical, but most indicated that the mark be drawn as an exclamation point centered in a question mark, both sharing a common dot.
	www.paratype.com /help/term/terms.asp?code=180 (177 words)

	Interrobang Film Festival Call for Entries (Deadline May 31, 2008) - www.filmindependent.org community
		Film submissions for the inaugural Interrobang Film Festival are now being accepted, due postmarked by May 31, 2008, and public screenings of accepted films will take place at the Des Moines Arts Festival on June 27-29, 2008, in downtown Des Moines' Western Gateway Park.
		The Interrobang Film Festival will combine a traditional film production competition with a public screening during the weekend of the Des Moines Arts Festival.
		Interrobang's vision is to celebrate creativity, while promoting the widest array of film types possible.
	www.filmindependent.org /forums/index.php?action=vthread&forum=1&topic=203 (598 words)

	Mother Tongue Annoyances › Interrobang, Where Have You Been All My Life?!
		Oy, how disheartened I am that (a) the interrobang typographical character never gained a foothold in mainstream English usage; and that (b) I was never exposed to this ingenious punctuation mark until only recently.
		Because I would imagine that you are anxious to see what the interrobang symbol looks like, allow me to slake your linguistic thirst.
		Although the interrobang is, as I’ve already mentioned, fairly obscure, this fascinating punctuation mark has nevertheless been adopted into the Unicode character set as well as into several world-famous typeface families from several font foundries, including Linotype and Microsoft.
	www.mtannoyances.com /?p=512 (926 words)

	Digg - The Interrobang - The Greatest Punctuation Mark of All Time ‽
		en.wikipedia.org — The interrobang (/ ɪn'tɛrəbæŋ/) (‽) is a rarely used, nonstandard English-language punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of the question mark (also called the interrogative point) and the exclamation mark (known in printers' jargon as the bang).
		Plus interrobang just sounds like it is the product of a grade A douche bag.
		mydigga, on 10/25/2007, -4/+2An "interrobang" is typically what is going on every time you see footage of a naked prisoner of war.
	digg.com /odd_stuff/The_Interrobang_The_Greatest_Punctuation_Mark_of_All_Time (2030 words)

	Bring back the Interrobang \| Typophile
		The interrobang obliterates the need to distinguish between the two.
		The problem with the conventional interrobang — and maybe one of the reasons it never gained acceptance — is that it is an extremely awkward form.
		I had no idea of the existance of the interrobang, but personally I just use “?!” or “!?” depending on how the sentence is formulated and what its purpose is (like some previous posters already illustrated, it’s not only used in “real” questions and the “?!”/”!?” should be used accordingly).
	typophile.com /node/34013 (4956 words)

	PR Leap: Interrobang Design Collaborative, Inc. launches their new web site.
		The studio is run out of the couple’s barn, adjacent to their 1790’s Richmond farmhouse where they live with their three children.
		Interrobang Design Collaborative is a full spectrum design studio that provides design and consulting services that range from identity and print to multimedia and website design as well as three dimensional objects and spaces.
		Interrobang’s clients range from local Vermont start-up businesses like Switchback Brewing Co., Soapdish and Fitness Options to large international corporations like TDK Electronics Corporation.
	www.prleap.com /pr/33021 (745 words)

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