The irony mark or irony point (؟) (French French is a Romance language spoken, around the world, by more than 100 million people as a first language (mother tongue), by 190 million as a second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired foreign language, with significant speakers in 54 countries. Most native speakers of the language live in France, where the language: point d’ironie; also called a snark or zing) is a proposed punctuation mark that was suggested to be used to indicate that a sentence should be understood at a second level. It is illustrated by a small, elevated, backward-facing question mark The question mark , also known as an interrogation point, question point, query, or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces the period at the end of an interrogative sentence. It can also be used mid-sentence to mark a merely interrogative phrase, where it functions similarly to a comma, such as in the single sentence "Where shall we go?. The irony Irony is a literary or rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity or discordance between what one says or does and what one means or what is generally understood. Irony is a mode of expression that calls attention to the character's knowledge and that of the audience mark has never been used widely. It appears occasionally in obscure artistic or literary publications.
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History
The irony point as written by Alcanter de BrahmThis mark ؟ was proposed by the French France (pronounced /ˈfræns/ or /ˈfrɑːns/; French: [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française, pronounced: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the poet Alcanter de Brahm (alias Marcel Bernhardt) at the end of the 19th century. It was in turn taken by Hervé Bazin in his book Plumons l’Oiseau (1966), in which the author proposes several other innovative punctuation marks, such as the doubt Doubt, a status between unbelief and disbelief, involves certainty or undistrust or lack of sureness of an alleged fact, an action, a motive, or a decision. Doubt brings into question some notion of a perceived "reality", and may involve delaying or rejecting relevant action out of concerns for mistakes or faults or appropriateness. Some point (), certitude Certainty can be defined as either perfect knowledge that has total security from error, or (b) the mental state of being without doubt. Objectively defined, certainty is total continuity and validity of all foundational inquiry, to the highest degree of precision. Something is certain only if no skepticism can occur. Philosophy (at least point (), acclamation An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome point (), authority In government, authority is often used interchangeably with the term "power". However, their meanings differ: while "power" is defined as 'the ability to influence somebody to do something that he could not have done' , "authority" refers to a claim of legitimacy, the justification and right to exercise that power point (), indignation Anger is an emotional state that may range from minor irritation to intense rage. The physical effects of anger include increased heart rate, blood pressure, and levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. Some view anger as part of the fight or flight brain response to the perceived threat of harm. Anger becomes the predominant feeling behaviorally, point (), and love Love is any of a number of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection and attachment. The word love can refer to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes, ranging from generic pleasure to intense interpersonal attraction ("I love my boyfriend"). This diversity of uses and meanings, combined with the point ().
Its form is essentially the same as the late medieval The Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christianity in the Reformation, the rise of humanism in the Italian , a percontation point The question mark , also known as an interrogation point, question point, query, or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces the period at the end of an interrogative sentence. It can also be used mid-sentence to mark a merely interrogative phrase, where it functions similarly to a comma, such as in the single sentence "Where shall we go? (punctus percontativus), which was used to mark rhetorical questions.[1]
Printing
This character can be represented using the reversed question mark found in Unicode as (⸮) U+2E2E. It can also be represented by the similar Arabic Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages such as Hebrew and Syriac. In terms of speakers, Arabic is the largest member of the Semitic language family. It is spoken by more than 280 million people as a first language and by 250 million more as a second language. Most native speakers live question mark U+061F, although this is not recommended as its directional properties differ from those of the reversed question mark in that it affects direction of the cursor over the mark, which can cause problems in text processing.
Commissioned by the CPNB (foundation for the Collective Promotion for the Dutch Book) on the occasion of their Boekenweek, which was about The Praise of Folly, the foundry Underware created a new irony character, and released it into different forms.[2]
See also
- Interrobang The interrobang or interabang , ‽, is a nonstandard English-language punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of the question mark (also called the interrogative point) and the exclamation mark or exclamation point (known in printers' jargon as the bang). The ligature is a superimposition of those two marks (‽)
- Inverted question and exclamation marks Inverted question and exclamation marks are punctuation marks used to begin interrogative and exclamatory sentences , respectively, in written Spanish. They can also be combined in several ways to express the combination of a question and surprise or disbelief, similar to the nonstandard interrobang in English. The initial marks are normally (¿¡)
- Sarcasm mark A sarcasm mark or sarcasm point identifies text as being derogatory or ironic. It is graphically identical to the inverse exclamation point, unicode U+00A1
- Emoticon An emoticon is a textual portrayal of a writer's mood or facial expression. They are often used to alert a responder to the tenor or temper of a statement, and can change and improve interpretation of plain text. The word is a portmanteau of the English words emotion and icon. In web forums, instant messengers and online games, text emoticons are
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References
- ^ Proposal to add Medievalist and Iranianist punctuation characters to the UCS by Michael Everson Michael Everson is a linguist, script encoder, typesetter, and font designer. His central area of expertise is with writing systems of the world, specifically in the representation of these systems in formats for computer and digital media. He holds both American and Irish citizenship, Peter Baker, Marcus Dohnicht, António Emiliano, Odd Einar Haugen, Susana Pedro, David J. Perry, Roozbeh Pournader.
- ^ CPNB (foundation for the Collective Promotion for the Dutch Book), Ironieteken (Dutch)
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