In radio, it can sometimes be difficult to interpret and express punctuation marks, but that doesn’t mean we at Fresh Air can’t join in the celebration and debate about punctuation and its most beloved usage.
So what’s your favorite punctuation mark? Or least favorite?
I’ll start - my…
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kittyoftheyear reblogged this from nprfreshair and added:
Can’t help but think of my beloved Oxford comma
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thelonliestmonk answered:
I know I’m a day late, but here’s my answer anyway: The interrobang.
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bluewatercorgis answered:
favorite is the exclamation mark
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iampatrickw answered:
Air quotes!
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sea-of-joy answered:
I love commas and ampersands.
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longsnowsmoon answered:
Is it a hyphen or a dash? In any case, I’m abusing it, I think- stringing incomplete phrases together.
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ramahawkes answered:
The dash —I just can’t live without it
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pointmenorth answered:
The interrobang is pretty great.
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yourenothingspecial answered:
lmao Ashton you’re the only other person that mentioned national punct. day. Mine is -. [It’s Maya btw] :)
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herestoyoudreams answered:
My favorite is either the hyphen or the semicolon. Both allow me to get away with chaotic flow of thought - not to mention run-ons.
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chrisneilsmith answered:
Definitely the ellipsis. When I’m behind on sleep and keep getting interrupted by my children, I often forget …
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lime-pie answered:
octothorpe and interrobang
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sole-aesthetic answered:
hashbang #!
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myownghostshauntme answered:
least favourite is the ? You’re better off not knowing some things. I have to admit though, I have a little thing for the ,
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nickdahlstrom answered:
i really have a distaste for the exclamation point. when i see it at the end of the sentence (sometimes even at the beginning) it’s too much
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loremipsumflotsamandjetsam answered:
My favorite is definitely the (sadly now disused) interrobang. Who wouldn’t love to use that?!
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mineapostasy answered:
My favourite punctuation mark is the oft-ignored irony mark. It’s perfect for fully-textual situations wherein I want unambiguous humour.
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fionjlau reblogged this from nprfreshair and added:
I don’t know about “favorite”, necessarily,...Fion certainly tends to abuse
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I know it’s the annoying hipster of...world, but I do so love
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