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I'm going on a question mark strike! You need to use the tip of your left index to type the question mark and as y'all know, I ain't got one, and my finger hurts when I hit the end of it so I'm officially on question mark strike. And yes, I know that I could take to pecking at the keyboard like most people but I have my "doigté" (I learned to type in high-school) and just type along really quickly so stopping is distracting. I know it is a pet peeve of a few people here when a question mark does not appear at the end of a question but voila, circumstances being what they are, and my middle finger refusing to take up the baton (for some reason it just does not want to train itself to type that key) so, I apologize in advance. The number six will also be avoided when at all possible 
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Ok, Sweetie, I shall refrain from my customary fussing... 
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sorry to hear that, bel. but it made me wonder: when did the question mark show up? and what was used before that?
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Dunno, but I know I'd have a hell of a time typing Spanish questions since the question marks show up at the beginning and end of their sentences.
Somehow, that seems to make sense to me since it tells the reader right away that what follows is a question. Apart from right now, when I'm having trouble with my finger end, I wouldn't mind doing the beginning/end punctuation thing.
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But of course there is no problem, Bel. I am sure that everyone here will make allowances for your missing digit. Of course, you could always post here without typing, as I've almost done here. Sending this post took approximately six keystrokes.
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Dear belMarduk: couldn't you slow down momentarily, and find right hand Shift key with fourth finger, and carefully slide it to the question mark key? I just did it. Boy, am I glad now that I learned to type touch. I couldn't use the "Hunt & Peck" (no eponym) system, I have trouble reading the labels on the keys.
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In reply to:
when did the question mark show up? and what was used before that?
Greek used (and still does)what to us looks like a semi-colon. Is that any good to you, bel; Prolly not, says he, looking at what he uses to type a semi-colon.
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Maybe you could just use Alt 0191 and be different. Or does that require the missing digit ¿
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Connie, you read my mind. I knew there was some sort of number code people used to use.
][ oops didn't work, this is what happens if I use Alt 0191 I get the square bracket thingies (which is o.k. because I couldn't find them anywhere on this new keyboard).
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