6 Punctuation Marks That You Never Knew Existed

adultsitecms · 2011-10-27, 09:49 AM

Where have you been all my life, the Interrobang? Less so, the Guillemets, despite the awesome name. How many of these did you know already? Be honest.

Now what do I hit in the keyboard so I can use these damn things?

Dagger

Also called an Obelisk. This bad boy (on the left), and its two-headed friend (on the right) the Double Dagger or Diesis, represents a javelin, which is cutting out extraneous stuff from your text. Its primary use through the ages has been to mark out superfluous repetitions in translation, though nowadays it mostly just stands in as a kind of footnote.

Caret

Also called a Wedge, an Up-Arrow, and a Hat, which is cute. The word caret is Latin for "it lacks," which is convenient, because the caret is primarily used to indicate something that's missing from the original text.

Guillemets

Guillemets means "Little Williams," which is interesting but unhelpful. They're named after a 16th Century French printer. Their primary role is in non-English languages that use them as quotation marks.

Because Sign

This one's so cool. It's like the "Therefore" sign, but upside-down, and it means because.

Exclamation Comma

Just because you're excited about something doesn't mean you have to end the sentence.

Interrobang

It's a combo-Exclamation/Question mark, and it's awesome. It is the glorious punctuational equivalent of saying OMGWTF?!

Cleo · 2011-10-28, 11:13 AM

adultsitecms · 2011-10-29, 07:05 AM

Now there's a huge difference. Good one, Cleo.

terry · 2011-10-29, 07:51 PM

In French we always use the << >> where we English use " ". So depending where you are from or what your work has you doing, you will know about this one... well I do anyway... Gotta love the French.

ClickCastX · 2011-11-01, 09:05 AM

Are these present in our keyboards? Because I ain't using them if they are too hard to create.

Cleo · 2011-11-01, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClickCastX

Are these present in our keyboards? Because I ain't using them if they are too hard to create.

Not sure what is available for PCs but Macs have a built-in keyboard viewer.

2011-10-27, 09:49 AM	#1
adultsitecms Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 226	6 Punctuation Marks That You Never Knew Existed Where have you been all my life, the Interrobang? Less so, the Guillemets, despite the awesome name. How many of these did you know already? Be honest. Now what do I hit in the keyboard so I can use these damn things? Dagger Also called an Obelisk. This bad boy (on the left), and its two-headed friend (on the right) the Double Dagger or Diesis, represents a javelin, which is cutting out extraneous stuff from your text. Its primary use through the ages has been to mark out superfluous repetitions in translation, though nowadays it mostly just stands in as a kind of footnote. Caret Also called a Wedge, an Up-Arrow, and a Hat, which is cute. The word caret is Latin for "it lacks," which is convenient, because the caret is primarily used to indicate something that's missing from the original text. Guillemets Guillemets means "Little Williams," which is interesting but unhelpful. They're named after a 16th Century French printer. Their primary role is in non-English languages that use them as quotation marks. Because Sign This one's so cool. It's like the "Therefore" sign, but upside-down, and it means because. Exclamation Comma Just because you're excited about something doesn't mean you have to end the sentence. Interrobang It's a combo-Exclamation/Question mark, and it's awesome. It is the glorious punctuational equivalent of saying OMGWTF?!

2011-10-29, 07:51 PM	#4
terry You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,883	In French we always use the << >> where we English use " ". So depending where you are from or what your work has you doing, you will know about this one... well I do anyway... Gotta love the French. __________________ Stop That 9 To 5 Go Green Grocery Store

2011-11-01, 09:05 AM	#5
ClickCastX Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 92	Are these present in our keyboards? Because I ain't using them if they are too hard to create. __________________ Video On Demand software

2011-10-29, 07:05 AM	#3
adultsitecms Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 226	Now there's a huge difference. Good one, Cleo.