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Old 11-23-2009, 02:29 PM   #1
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What the hell goes first?!?

When exclaiming a question, which punctuation mark do you use first?

I personally go with a good "?!?" but my roommate likes the "!?!".
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Old 11-23-2009, 02:31 PM   #2
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!? for me, no clue what's grammatically correct.
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Old 11-23-2009, 02:32 PM   #3
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It's gotta be ?!...it's the question that's exciting, not a question about excitement.
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Old 11-23-2009, 02:32 PM   #4
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Is it gramatically correct to have the two back to back in the first place?

I always use !?, for the record.
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Old 11-23-2009, 02:32 PM   #5
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why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
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Old 11-23-2009, 02:33 PM   #6
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When exclaiming a question, which punctuation mark do you use first?

I personally go with a good "?!?" but my roommate likes the "!?!".
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Old 11-23-2009, 02:36 PM   #7
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Old 11-23-2009, 02:46 PM   #8
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?! followed by a double space.
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Old 11-23-2009, 03:21 PM   #9
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?! seems so obvious to me.
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Old 11-23-2009, 03:24 PM   #10
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Old 11-23-2009, 03:50 PM   #11
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?!?.
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Old 11-23-2009, 03:51 PM   #12
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I usually use ?!?

e: Followed by two spaces.
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Old 11-23-2009, 04:28 PM   #13
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What the ?!?! is going on in here?
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Old 11-23-2009, 04:28 PM   #14
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?! followed by a double space.
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Old 11-23-2009, 04:32 PM   #15
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!? for me, no clue what's grammatically correct.
it's grammatically correct to use either ? for a question or ! for an exclamation. Multiple punctuation is not grammatically correct
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Old 11-23-2009, 05:37 PM   #16
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Use the interrobang. Best of both worlds.
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Old 11-23-2009, 05:43 PM   #17
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I just go with a: ____ -wtf
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Old 11-23-2009, 05:47 PM   #18
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Old 11-23-2009, 05:48 PM   #19
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it's grammatically correct to use either ? for a question or ! for an exclamation. Multiple punctuation is not grammatically correct
Exactly. If its an exclamatory question, you should probably put an exclamation mark so you know how it should be read.
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Old 11-23-2009, 05:56 PM   #20
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the only correct answer is:

teh _______z!!!one!!!!!eleven!!!questionmark!!!????!?? !??!??!
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Old 11-23-2009, 06:03 PM   #21
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It is ?!
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Old 11-23-2009, 07:11 PM   #22
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Exactly. If its an exclamatory question, you should probably put an exclamation mark so you know how it should be read.
Actually brilliantine the first, I was saying use one or the other. If it's a question, you have to use a question mark.


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Old 11-23-2009, 07:14 PM   #23
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Re: What the hell goes first?!?

neither is grammatically correct, except in dialogue when needed for empasis.

My vote goes to !? Because the phrase itself is exclaimed and then the whole thing is a question.
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Old 11-23-2009, 07:33 PM   #24
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It's a tarp?!
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Old 11-23-2009, 07:34 PM   #25
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It's gotta be ?!...it's the question that's exciting, not a question about excitement.

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