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  • A AspDotNetDev

    I'm trying to decide which is the stranger punctuation mark, but so far it's a tie. Which do you think is stranger‽:

    • ⁀ (Tie)
    • ⁂ (Asterism)

    Any other strange punctuation marks or symbols you know of?

    Martin Fowler wrote:

    Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

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    Henry Minute
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    For what purpose? As far as I am aware neither is a true punctuation mark.

    Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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    • A AspDotNetDev

      I'm trying to decide which is the stranger punctuation mark, but so far it's a tie. Which do you think is stranger‽:

      • ⁀ (Tie)
      • ⁂ (Asterism)

      Any other strange punctuation marks or symbols you know of?

      Martin Fowler wrote:

      Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

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      S Houghtelin
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      ⁂ (Asterism) Just for the name, I vote the second. Sounds like a condition, like the neighbor kid has Asterism. :(

      It was broke, so I fixed it.

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      • A AspDotNetDev

        I'm trying to decide which is the stranger punctuation mark, but so far it's a tie. Which do you think is stranger‽:

        • ⁀ (Tie)
        • ⁂ (Asterism)

        Any other strange punctuation marks or symbols you know of?

        Martin Fowler wrote:

        Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

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        Rob Grainger
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        Isn't that a musical tie (the joining notes variety, not the horrible piano key adorned menswear variety)?

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        • A AspDotNetDev

          I'm trying to decide which is the stranger punctuation mark, but so far it's a tie. Which do you think is stranger‽:

          • ⁀ (Tie)
          • ⁂ (Asterism)

          Any other strange punctuation marks or symbols you know of?

          Martin Fowler wrote:

          Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

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          David1987
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          Neither, ※ is definitely weirder than either of those

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          • A AspDotNetDev

            I'm trying to decide which is the stranger punctuation mark, but so far it's a tie. Which do you think is stranger‽:

            • ⁀ (Tie)
            • ⁂ (Asterism)

            Any other strange punctuation marks or symbols you know of?

            Martin Fowler wrote:

            Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

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            Henry Minute
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            How about the interrobang ‽

            Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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            • A AspDotNetDev

              I'm trying to decide which is the stranger punctuation mark, but so far it's a tie. Which do you think is stranger‽:

              • ⁀ (Tie)
              • ⁂ (Asterism)

              Any other strange punctuation marks or symbols you know of?

              Martin Fowler wrote:

              Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

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              Single Step Debugger
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              I think this one is the weirdest, though it’s widely used in the Lounge: :bob:

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              • S S Houghtelin

                ⁂ (Asterism) Just for the name, I vote the second. Sounds like a condition, like the neighbor kid has Asterism. :(

                It was broke, so I fixed it.

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                Vark111
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                It's actually an astronomy term. Means a small, (relatively) well-known subset of a constellation. i.e. The Big Dipper is an asterism, Ursa Major is its constellation.

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                • D David1987

                  Neither, ※ is definitely weirder than either of those

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                  NormDroid
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                  Pig pen cypher I do believe.

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                  • A AspDotNetDev

                    I'm trying to decide which is the stranger punctuation mark, but so far it's a tie. Which do you think is stranger‽:

                    • ⁀ (Tie)
                    • ⁂ (Asterism)

                    Any other strange punctuation marks or symbols you know of?

                    Martin Fowler wrote:

                    Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

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                    wizardzz
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                    The tie should only be referred to as the mustache.

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                    • D David1987

                      Neither, ※ is definitely weirder than either of those

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                      DaveAuld
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                      That is the Bank of Scotland logo, look; http://www.bankofscotland.co.uk/home/home.asp[^]

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                      • V Vark111

                        It's actually an astronomy term. Means a small, (relatively) well-known subset of a constellation. i.e. The Big Dipper is an asterism, Ursa Major is its constellation.

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                        S Houghtelin
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                        To Quote the great Rocket 'Rocky' J. Squirrel Thank you Mister know-it-all! http://bullwinkle.toonzone.net/knowall.wav[^] :)

                        It was broke, so I fixed it.

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                        • D David1987

                          Neither, ※ is definitely weirder than either of those

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                          AspDotNetDev
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                          〠 :)

                          Martin Fowler wrote:

                          Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

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                          • H Henry Minute

                            For what purpose? As far as I am aware neither is a true punctuation mark.

                            Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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                            AspDotNetDev
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                            Martin Fowler wrote:

                            Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

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                            • A AspDotNetDev

                              I'm trying to decide which is the stranger punctuation mark, but so far it's a tie. Which do you think is stranger‽:

                              • ⁀ (Tie)
                              • ⁂ (Asterism)

                              Any other strange punctuation marks or symbols you know of?

                              Martin Fowler wrote:

                              Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

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                              Michael Bergman
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                              I've always been partial to the interrobang ‽

                              m.bergman

                              -- For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.

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                              • M Michael Bergman

                                I've always been partial to the interrobang ‽

                                m.bergman

                                -- For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.

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                                AspDotNetDev
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                                I wonder if anybody noticed the interrobang in my original post. That has been my favorite for some time as well. :)

                                Martin Fowler wrote:

                                Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

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