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Topic : Re: Proofreading a novel: is it okay to use a question mark with an exclamation mark - "?!" Is it ever acceptable to use an exclamation mark following a question mark? I am proofreading a novel - selfpublishingguru.com

Carla500

: Re: Proofreading a novel: is it okay to use a question mark with an exclamation mark - "?!" Is it ever acceptable to use an exclamation mark following a question mark? I am proofreading a novel

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It's totally fine. It expresses a combination of query and astonishment. There was even an attempt to combine the marks into one, called an interrobang, but it never caught on. Using "?!" is neither innovative nor idiosyncratic.

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