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Indoor Living
07/12/09, 07:44 PM
Here's round 4 of my super random question polls that I think some people on here enjoy.

I was texting a friend, when she told me her boyfriend broke up with her out of nowhere. I was in disbelief, which led me to say something like this: "Are you serious?!" That made me realize something. While I use it like this: ?!, it can also be used like this: !?. I know a lot of you won't have any idea what I'm talking about, but I know a lot of you will.
B00sh
07/12/09, 09:28 PM
Well defiently ! first becuase your extremely surprised, then you add ? becuase your also confused and you question your excitement.
Neo Cassady
07/12/09, 09:35 PM
If I'm going to be surprised at something, that would normally mean it's something important, which I would hope means the person would call me, not text me.
Broden Terry
07/12/09, 10:27 PM
I usually type the exclamation mark first, followed by the question mark.
Yellowcard2006
07/13/09, 07:45 AM
?!
MADSTA
07/13/09, 08:05 AM
Well defiently ! first becuase your extremely surprised, then you add ? becuase your also confused and you question your excitement.
Or you put the ? first for confusion and then the ! amplifies said confusion.
B00sh
07/13/09, 08:32 AM
Or you put the ? first for confusion and then the ! amplifies said confusion.
True, but normally I'm never that confused...
IceAge/HeatWave
07/13/09, 09:11 AM
?!

the question i'm asking is foremost, the fact that i'm excited about my question is a secondary factor.
Theseventhson
07/13/09, 09:30 AM
!?
stereokiller
07/13/09, 11:03 AM
Isn't This Supposed To Be Fun!?
http://pixeldustcms.com/insite/images/stories/07november/band/08band_photo.jpg


are we done arguing!?
ApricotChick
07/13/09, 04:49 PM
If it's good news, I put the exclamtion first. If it's bad news, I would put the question mark. I don't know if I actually do that, but I've had time to think about the question and that's what I came up with. :-)
queenofcrouton
07/14/09, 01:37 AM
?!
tonyC4L
07/14/09, 01:41 AM
I always put the ? before the !
thespearkid
07/14/09, 01:58 AM
question mark goes first. if you don't do that, you're wrong.

/english major.
Heart-A-Tact
07/14/09, 07:00 AM
question mark goes first. if you don't do that, you're wrong.

/english major.

Pretty much. That, and ALL CAPS.
billyboatkid
07/14/09, 12:21 PM
Question mark first.
jay_klinkhammer
07/14/09, 04:50 PM
I think the question mark is supposed to go first?!
fightinirish217
07/14/09, 06:52 PM
?! always.

Interesting poll.
nlo13
07/14/09, 06:55 PM
it's always: ?!
VIVALAMATT
07/14/09, 11:59 PM
question mark goes first. if you don't do that, you're wrong.

/english major.

Agreed. Pretty much was going to say the same thing. I've never seen a case where !? is accurate.
VIVALAMATT
07/15/09, 12:01 AM
Isn't This Supposed To Be Fun!?
http://pixeldustcms.com/insite/images/stories/07november/band/08band_photo.jpg


are we done arguing!?

See, that's my point. It's never !?. The name "Isn't This Supposed To Be Fun" is a question. So why in God's name would you follow it with an exclamation point first? lol
muttley
07/15/09, 12:47 AM
I actually have no idea what I have been using.
I know that ?! is correct though now that I think about it.
stereokiller
07/15/09, 04:19 AM
See, that's my point. It's never !?. The name "Isn't This Supposed To Be Fun" is a question. So why in God's name would you follow it with an exclamation point first? lol

i'm a ?! person too
simensays
07/15/09, 07:06 PM
Why the FUCK would people not us this!?
zachff
07/16/09, 07:38 AM
?! all the way
Alex DiVincenzo
07/16/09, 04:12 PM
Interrobang
MSIndulgence
07/19/09, 10:12 PM
question mark goes first. if you don't do that, you're wrong.

/english major.
this
Undue Noise
07/19/09, 11:55 PM
Always got to put the ? first.
undecidedshrub
07/29/09, 03:59 PM
?! almost always
phil19
07/29/09, 05:27 PM
i use ?! but sometimes i'll throw in the ol' ?!?!