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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread The etymology of punctuation marks #110503 08/20/03 08:58 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill OP Carpal Tunnel OP WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Meant to post this query a few months back but never got around to it. But, the interrobang thread reminded me. So, I was wondering, how did we arrive at the period, question mark, exclamation mark, etc.? I've researched the development of the letters and alphabet, but never the punctuation marks. Can anybody help? The TsuwmMeister, perhaps? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted The etymology of punctuation marks WhitmanO'Neill 08/20/03 08:58 PM Re: The etymology of punctuation marks Jackie 08/21/03 11:58 AM Re: The etymology of punctuation marks WhitmanO'Neill 08/22/03 03:32 AM Re: The etymology of punctuation marks Bean 08/22/03 11:31 AM Re: The etymology of punctuation marks Zed 08/22/03 03:59 PM Complex sentences Father Steve 08/22/03 04:33 PM Re: Complex sentences maverick 08/22/03 10:02 PM Re: The etymology of punctuation marks Bingley 08/25/03 10:16 AM Re: The etymology of punctuation marks Faldage 08/25/03 10:26 AM Re: The etymology of punctuation marks Zed 08/26/03 12:01 AM Re: The etymology of punctuation marks maverick 08/26/03 12:08 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,343 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 757 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 19 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,546 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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