Oh, stop being so bloody pedantic! One question mark at the end of a sentence is just merely asking a question. More than one question mark is adding a bit of humour to the question, and asking the reader to not take that question too seriously. Comprende????
Darfuria
· 2 years ago
No! Why do people have to butcher the English language by doing things that don't make sense, look stupid and waste time? How is having an OCD with question marks funny?
- See what I did there? I asked one question and used one question mark. Oh, I did it again.
Mmm. Correct English.
Ali
· 2 years ago
You two make me laugh. Whilst I agree with Dan, sorry Laney, that OCD is not funny I also agree with Laney about the reason for using excessive punctuation marks.
In a face to face conversation a person has words, body language, facial expression and tone of voice to fully express what they are trying to convey. In a verbal only conversation, such as the telephone, we have words and tone at our disposal. In a text message or in blogland however, we have nothing but the written word. As mighty as it may be it is almost impossible to express emotion without continually writing the words of the emotion you were trying to convey. Disbelief, humour and astonishment are 3 such emotions which writers convey with the use of multiple exclamation marks and/or question marks. In serious writing of course, this is not necessary.
Damn, I really should learn when to shut up!!!!
Darfuria
· 2 years ago
Whilst I agree with you on the point that there aren't enough ways of expressing your emotions in a text-based format, I still believe that there are alternative solutions besides using incorrect English. For example, formatting your text to be bold or italic. Or even bold AND italic if you are feeling adventurous.
Ali
· 2 years ago
Dan, maybe it's laziness on my part, but typing all those html tags is a right royal pain in the a**, and more time consuming to me than merely duplicating the punctuation key I already had my finger on.
When I write letters and correspondence at work, I am very particular about my spellings and my punctuation, and maybe that is another reason I don't want to be bothered with it here, sometimes I just need to let go and chill out.
Darfuria
· 2 years ago
(which isn't really the correct way, but nevermind), is good practice ;)
I understand what you mean, but I find that I am plagued with such things everywhere, which is why it gets to me.
Ali
· 2 years ago
You are definitely your mother's son, or maybe it would be nearer the truth to say Laney is her son's mother. Never one to be beaten, and always able to see the point of view of other people even if you don't agree with it.
A text editor to allow me to use bold and/or italic would be fantastic Dan.
Darfuria
· 2 years ago
Well of course. I love being defeated, but I only accept defeat when I know that I am completely wrong. Otherwise all people are correct in their individual ways, and I will consider every point of view presented.
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Comprende????
- See what I did there? I asked one question and used one question mark. Oh, I did it again.
Mmm. Correct English.
In a face to face conversation a person has words, body language, facial expression and tone of voice to fully express what they are trying to convey. In a verbal only conversation, such as the telephone, we have words and tone at our disposal. In a text message or in blogland however, we have nothing but the written word. As mighty as it may be it is almost impossible to express emotion without continually writing the words of the emotion you were trying to convey. Disbelief, humour and astonishment are 3 such emotions which writers convey with the use of multiple exclamation marks and/or question marks. In serious writing of course, this is not necessary.
Damn, I really should learn when to shut up!!!!
Whilst I agree with you on the point that there aren't enough ways of expressing your emotions in a text-based format, I still believe that there are alternative solutions besides using incorrect English. For example, formatting your text to be bold or italic. Or even bold AND italic if you are feeling adventurous.
When I write letters and correspondence at work, I am very particular about my spellings and my punctuation, and maybe that is another reason I don't want to be bothered with it here, sometimes I just need to let go and chill out.
I understand what you mean, but I find that I am plagued with such things everywhere, which is why it gets to me.
A text editor to allow me to use bold and/or italic would be fantastic Dan.
A new comment system it is. Huzzah!