That mark exists, and it's called the interrobang! Alas, keyboard makers haven't caught on, though makers of some word-processing software have. I'm told you can find it as a Unicode character (U+203D) or ion your special-characters menu.
I have a deep affection for parens (love them!) and probably use them far too often. It's like I am whispering something important or sharing a secret. (You know what I mean.)
I was just happy to learn parentheses' nickname!
So you can put a full sentence in parens with no capitals or punctuation? Who knew!
(BTW this comment reminds me that we need a punctuation mark that combines ! with ?)
That mark exists, and it's called the interrobang! Alas, keyboard makers haven't caught on, though makers of some word-processing software have. I'm told you can find it as a Unicode character (U+203D) or ion your special-characters menu.
I have a deep affection for parens (love them!) and probably use them far too often. It's like I am whispering something important or sharing a secret. (You know what I mean.)
Explained so well Barbara!
Thank you, Beth! I thought I'd quit while I was ahead and not get into not italicizing these things around italic text and matters of that sort.
Yes, I think you gave just enough info!