I’ve stopped caring about Apple so much, that I forgot to look forward to September. This year flew by.
I’ve stopped caring about Apple so much, that I forgot to look forward to September. This year flew by.
…It’s actually a much better alternative, I can’t even lie.
Spray-on shoes!
Didn’t we only just start getting 2TB microSD?
I actually just started working on a post, and wouldn’t you believe it!
“And that’s great;! But nobody’s as weird as I am.”
The first half is intended to be an exclamation, but the rest of the sentence is spoken neutrally. It can’t be split into two as leading a sentence with “but” is bad practice. It just doesn’t look right any way.
Ah, if only we had a line above a comma…
It’s just an exclamation or question mark combined with the purpose of a semicolon; Not quite ending a sentence, but also changing the tone midway through. It’s situational, but I’d absolutely find it useful.
Emphasis isn’t always possible with every utility, but a simple Unicode addition would work well for a variety of software, as well as be easy and readable on paper compared to underlines (especially if there’re words below). It’s also more accessible if you can’t draw straight lines to save your life. Like me.
And if you’re using software that doesn’t support formatting?
Exactly this. If you know what a semicolon and question mark/exclamation point’s purpose is, then you know how this punctuation works. The best tool is that which requires no manual at all. Occam’s Razor, or something along those lines.
I have been posting examples under other comments
Have you tried handwriting italics? It’s not fun.
Writing is as much a form of stylistic expression as any other medium.
I use these often, but it doesn’t solve a sentence being split into two distinct tones. A “!?” mark is useful for when you’re effectively shouting a question, but it’s not the instance I’m referring to.
The sentence doesn’t have emphasis unless I use italics, which isn’t always convenient, or sometimes even possible (writing, software with no formatting).
Also, I use semicolons–and double hyphens, for that matter–quite frequently. I love using them.
I’m only going for a semicolon with tonality. Overall, super simple and straightforward. It uses already existing marks with already established meaning, and provides a useful way to transcribe dialogue.
Why does this not exist;? Something so damned simple!
Edit: It’s not related to (!) or (?). I know, since I quite literally just used these a moment ago somewhere else. It is a little similar, but it’s different.
I daresay this would be a revolutionary addition to grammar;! What say you?
I could see this being better if it supported a variety of currencies. Like Monero. No reason in particular.
/hj
Can’t wait for our US government to catch up never.
Yeah, because they own the rights to the name. If only I ran Fox News… damn them.