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PUNCTUATION: From Charlemagne to the Chicago Manual of Style—Allan Haley, Dynamic Graphics, February-March, 2008
“Punctution is a pause,
a separation of thoughts,
a gathering of ideas.
It can be a bang or a wimper.
Punctuation is a question asked—
and a question answered.
THE INTERROBANG
“The interrobang—a combination of a question mark and an exclamation point—was the first new
punctuation mark to be added to our alphabet in several hundred years. It is the first punctuation symbol
created by and american. It is also one of only ythree or four punctuation symbols whose originators
can be identified by name.
[The concept of the interrobang was introduced by Martin Speckter in 1962.]...To him, this addressed
the instance when neither and exclamation point alone, nor a question mark alone, could fully
convey the writer’s intent...Now, over three decades later, the character has cycled back, Typophiles
and type designers have again discovered this logically important, but also easily dismissed
character.”
More information @ dynamicgraphics.com
“The interrobang—a combination of a question mark and an exclamation point—was the first new
punctuation mark to be added to our alphabet in several hundred years. It is the first punctuation symbol
created by and american. It is also one of only ythree or four punctuation symbols whose originators
can be identified by name.
[The concept of the interrobang was introduced by Martin Speckter in 1962.]...To him, this addressed
the instance when neither and exclamation point alone, nor a question mark alone, could fully
convey the writer’s intent...Now, over three decades later, the character has cycled back, Typophiles
and type designers have again discovered this logically important, but also easily dismissed
character.”
More information @ dynamicgraphics.com