ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 17 days agoWhat sorts of punctuation do you wish existed, or were in common use in your language?en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkWhat sorts of punctuation do you wish existed, or were in common use in your language?en.wikipedia.orgALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 17 days agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareNicht BurningTurtle@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoI would love a combination of “?” and “,”. This would allow me to mark a specific part of a sentence as a question.
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoA sentence which embeds a question is a run-on sentence.
minus-squareClassy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoI’ve done this before. Example I was going somewhere yesterday, the bank?, when I saw… It’s also fun to interject bangs into sentences too I was so convinced that I was going to die!, but I ended up just fine. Ultimately, I feel that if language is descriptive and not ambiguous it is legitimate English.
minus-squarepipe01@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoSpanish has ¿ and ?, not sure if that’s what you mean
I would love a combination of “?” and “,”. This would allow me to mark a specific part of a sentence as a question.
A sentence which embeds a question is a run-on sentence.
We speak in run-on sentences.
You’re a run-on sentence!
I’ve done this before. Example
It’s also fun to interject bangs into sentences too
Ultimately, I feel that if language is descriptive and not ambiguous it is legitimate English.
Spanish has ¿ and ?, not sure if that’s what you mean