Why we dont have a sarcasm mark @RobWords
Why we dont have a sarcasm mark  @RobWords
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Why is there no punctuation mark for irony? Or to flag up a rhetorical question? Well, the fact is: there once was. Numerous innovative marks have been invented then discarded ( although you can still find them if you look hard enough).

In this video, let's explore the punctuation marks we nearly had, and the ones we had, but lost. These include the interrobang, the sarcmark, the percontation point, the asterism and many more.

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Why we don't have a sarcasm mark

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