#punctuation day
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since today is punctuation day, i figured i'd talk with you about my favorite punctuation that is sadly not in unicode
(my apologies if these crop weird)
these six marks were invented by french writer hervé bazin in his essay plumons l'oiseau (or 'let's pluck the bird')
while the essay also had aim to switch the french language to a more phonetic writing system, it also gave us six new punctuation marks!
from left to right and top to bottom these are, the acclamation point, the authority mark, the conviction point, the doubt point, the irony mark, and the love point. so let's go over what these all were supposed to convey! (or at least what i expect they were supposed to)
the acclamation point was meant for praise, goodwill, and enthusiasm (ie "Well done [acclamation point]")
the authority mark was meant to be used in situations where the exclamation was serious and involved a degree of command or urgency (ie "Get in my office right now [authority mark]") i think this— along with the love point and irony mark— shows how a lot of these punctuation marks were a bit like early examples of tone tags, i'll get into it more later
the certitude point was used to show sureness in a fact. (ie "It's absolutely positively true [certitude point]") i think this might be the most useless of the bunch but whatever. i digress.
the doubt point is kind of the opposite of the certitude point, used when you aren't sure of something (ie "It should be done tomorrow [doubt point]") also it should be noted that the example used above is not the only way you'll see the doubt point, some also have it looking like this
the idea of irony marks has been widely suggested, for example the poet/art critic/song writer (i think, this guy's only wiki page is in french and i am guessing a bit on the word 'chansonnier') alcanter de brahm suggested an irony mark that resembled a backwards question mark (not to be confused with the percontation point which indicated a rhetorical question) and belgian inventor (among other things) marcellin jobard suggested a point that looked like an upwards arrow (this △ on top of this |, i can't paste it)
^ de brahm's mark
all that to say, bazin's mark was based off of the greek letter psi (Ψ) which some of you may recognize if you are familiar with the greek language or comics that shall not be named. it's used in situations of irony (ie saying "Wow, that sure was brilliant [irony mark]" if someone did something stupid)
and our last point is the love point, known for being so adorable, and indicating love or affection after a sentence (ie "Thanks a lot bud [love point]")
now we can obviously see that some of these are very similar to tone tags! the love point could be like a /pos, the irony mark is kinda like a /sarc, the authority mark could be like a /srs . i just thought it was interesting i guess. i don't have a point (heh) here exactly except that i guess people might actually need these punctuation marks ? so unicode? give me the love point or give me death
anyways so that's some fun niche history for y'all! hope you enjoyed
#punctuation#not counting#i mean i know there's like. things you can use but i don't like them as much#side note. why are all of these people french. bazin was french. de brahm was french. jobard was belgian but he was born in french afaik#and belgium is a francophone country... is there something about the french language that makes everyone start just making new punctuation#i mean to be fair i am in french and i did try to remake the entire language with like seven grammatical genders#so maybe it's just a thing#punctuation day
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? stimboard
x x x / x ? x / x x x
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Punctuation day.
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Current Weather: Punctuation day
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a post for national punctuation day (sept 24)
okay so. punctuation marks. you know them, you love them, they're an important part of grammar and allat, but have you thought about which one is your favorite? (i have. somewhat.)
my favorite punctuation marks have got to be the period and the exclamation.
the period, popularized by basic grammar, can convey a myriad of different things - from disappointment, to passive-agressiveness, to just plain disinterest and more!! really versatile, that one!
the exclamation mark (also popularized by basic grammar bc i refuse to consider the possibility none of you guys have heard about it until exclamania), on the other hand, is generally used for more intense emotions, like anger! excitement!! happiness!!! and a ton of other stuff!!!!
of course, we also can't forget the comma. although not used at the end of a sentence, it, instead, gives us an ability to put a little pause in, separate parts of a sentence, and list off different items without spamming enter for each one! all in all, a great tool for anyone to use.
and the best part? they're all free!!!
this has been a National Punctuation Day Post, and i'm your host, karin! see you guys next year! :)
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Sorry to the normal punctuation fans for the influx of Punctuationverse today! (I'm not actually sorry) (we will conquer the world)
#punctuation#punctuationverse#epprbcu#!cu#ice speaks#this is scheduled so I'm just hoping that this makes sense when it's posted#punctuation day
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happy punctuation day or smth!!
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favourite punctuation
[] and * are favourites in my mind
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INTERROBANG‽
Hey, what's that‽
Glad you asked!
An interrobang, sometimes also just called a exclamation question mark, is a non-standard form of punctuation. Sometimes written as just !? or ?! when the symbol is unavailable. Also generally only used in informal writing, but with enough effort, that could change. (More people should use interrobangs in formal papers, I don't know how, that's your job to figure out).
See the first question of this post as an example of the interrobang being used to make a question have the same energy as a exclamation mark would provide.
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09/24/2023 is European Heritage Day 🇦🇹, World Rivers Day 🌎🏞, World Bollywood Day 🌎, National Cherries Jubilee Day 🇺🇲🍒, Punctuation Day 🇺🇲, Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving 🇺🇲, Innergize Day 🇺🇲, National Gold Star Mother's Day 🇺🇲⭐
#european heritage day#world rivers day#world bollywood day#national cherries jubilee day#punctuation day#schwenkfelder thanksgiving#innergize day#national gold star mother's day
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local goth woman aggravates her punk girlfriend on the basis that she finds her grumpiness inexplicably sexy. and so do we!
#bg3#baldurs gate 3#shadowzel#lae'zel#shadowheart#bg3 fanart#she was a goth and she was a punk CAN I MAKE IT ANNNNY MORE OOOOBVIOUS#a lil modern day shadowzel to punctuate the truly maniacal number of bg3 sketches in my ipad lmao
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trying to hype up punctuation day here so... have some wallpapers!!
. ? ! , – — - { } ( ) ... / <
14/21
bonus:
⁂ * ¡ ❦ ~ ^
6/16
#punctuation#punctuation day#ocean#fish#angler fish#jellyfish#siphonophores#at least that was what i was going for <3#i have like two more wallpapers but they're not on my phone soooo that's tomorrow. stay hyped!#original posts
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!! stimboard
x x x / x !! x / x x x
#stim#stimboard#punctuation#exclamation mark#cat stim#cockatiel stim#bird stim#parrot stim#punctuation day
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yoohoo!!! @nabi004 and @mialuna4 and that one anon!!! sick angel request!!! many thanks for the love <3
14 Days With You is an 18+ Yandere Visual Novel. MINORS DNI
~A Sick Angel~
“Can you please—”
“No.”
The past few minutes had been like talking to a brick wall. [REDACTED] hadn't let you move an inch from the bed since you’d woken up in an agonizing daze.
Sure, you felt like complete shit, maybe a little on the side of a fever. And the moment you sat up you wanted to scream. But it was manageable. If you tried, you'd be able to make it through a day at the library.
Blue eyes quickly narrowed, as if they knew exactly what you were thinking. It was frustrating how stubborn they could be when he wanted to.
You attempted to frown at your companion. Nothing really changed about your haggard expression—thanks to your face and entire body feeling like dead weight—but your tone worked well enough. “I need to go to work today.”
“Not happening,” he insisted as he reached up to your forehead.
You closed your eyes for just a second. His cold palm against your brow was too heavenly to ignore. “I don't want to let Elanor down. Today's really important for her,” you croaked.
They didn't bother to hide the momentary disgust in their tone at the mention of your coworker. “She wouldn't want y’working either, Angel.” As if to prove his point, they tapped away on your phone. He'd been holding it hostage behind his back.
Only a minute later, it dinged with a response and he finally held it out to you. Elanor had sent a polite and elaborate text as always. You read through it while he continued to run both of their cold hands over your heated face like two makeshift ice packs.
Good morning, [REDACTED]. At least I assume so from how brief that message was? Thank you for letting me know Y/N is ill! I'm sure they must be worried about missing today's event but we can handle it just fine! And I’m happy to take some pictures for them! Please take good care of them and give my well wishes. Regards, Elanor.
You raised an eyebrow and scrolled back up to the paltry message he'd sent her.
sick no work
Somehow, it was probably the nicest thing they'd ever managed to send any of your friends. You looked back up at him with what was meant to be a pout. “Okay then.”
With instant trust in your word, he stood up to leave the room. He soon returned with his arms full. A cold compress, medicine, some drinks, and anything else they thought you might need. You lightly rolled your neck and resigned to your fate as a patient when he sat next to you. The medicine and drink he offered were swallowed without fuss on your part, then you laid down. The throbbing pain already seemed to calm as you did.
The compress stayed at his side instead of being placed on your forehead like you thought. You felt their hand on your cheek yet again, a more noticeable chill to his rough skin this time.
“Just in case it feels too cold f’you,” he explained before you even asked.
It felt perfect, so you didn't mind at all. You practically purred in relief at the gentle circles they rubbed. You tiredly looked up to him as you complained, if only to tease them, “I'm a little disappointed you didn't bring out the nurse outfit.”
“‘Course you are.” His eyes lit up with mischief, a knowing smile cut across his lips to match your playful one. “I'll make it up t’you when y'feel better, yeah?” Their thumb slowly traced back and forth from one corner of your mouth to the other.
“Germs, you weirdo,” you reminded him. Though you didn't bother to shake off his hand, weak as you were. “You’ll get sick.”
“Y’worried about me, love? Cute. But I promise ‘M not gonna catch whatever you have that easy.” They leaned down to kiss your flushed temple, eventually settling propped up on one arm to lay as close as possible beside you. Faintly warm breath tickled the top of your head until you drifted back to sleep under their watchful gaze.
#14 days with you#14dwy redacted#momo reqs#hehehe :3#requested THREE TIMES??#i was gonna write something like this eventually so yayyy#look elanor's in there!!!#she is SO rude to redacted omg#<- she only said regards instead of KIND regards#scandalous#he deserves fewer exclamation points in her mind (but still gets some)#bro didn't even use punctuation themselves#also!! angel: halfway lucid trying to read words#redacted: i must touch and squish
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you learn sign language to communicate with toge when you get word he’s going to be in your class and on his first day you sign hello and he pulls his phone out of his pocket to text you instead with the most flat expression on his face
#he doesn’t care you spent two months in intensive courses he’s just gonna text you with terrible punctuation instead#to me he is the gen Z boy of all time ngl#sends youtube poops to the class group chat every few days#types out salmon for no apparent reason#soemtimes speaks in just emoji
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hello it's part 3 of 3 for my cool fun graphic design adventure!! part 1 and part 2 got too long. to recap i am recreating this t-shirt design but with the magic 8 ball songs instead of city names:
here is the current draft, updated through 3/27 (pittsburgh) (!!!!)
#aaaa!!!#tried doing image descriptions for this one#feel free to send me better ones though and i can update the alt text!! or just put them in the replies/reblogs lol#bees' graphic design adventure#only 7 more shows........ wowie#OH ALSO ppl have been expressing interest in getting this as an actual shirt which is!! cool!!#idk how to do that though!!#if anyone has recommendations for websites or something to do that please please send them or reply to this post or something#at the very least i'll make the file available at the end so ppl can print it on whatever they want#i was gonna make a poster#but yeah let me know if there's a good way to do that!!! it's really cool that people are enjoying this i am having a lot of fun doing it#fob#fall out boy#2ourdust#gonna update after nashville des moines and minneapolis so 3 left!!!#i have already changed it since posting this because i am a freak <3 and i cant leave good enough alone lol#also i now have all the fonts <3 for the cities anyway#not the states but i’ve only used the states a few times so far for like the parentheses or punctuation or whatever#so if i end up needing those ill go find them whatever#anywayyyy yeehaw see u all in like 4 days
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