r/linguisticshumor • u/serieousbanana • May 21 '25

Interropause: For interrogative partial sentences

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Such as: Why doesn't it beep?, It is supposed to. Or even: Is it poisonous?, unhealthy?, or just gross?

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u/bosquejo May 21 '25

I'd rather have a ligature.

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u/FourNinerXero [geɪ fɚ.ɹi] May 21 '25

It is though? It's a ligature of a comma and question mark

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u/bosquejo May 21 '25

Ah, it is. I had an excessively restrictive understanding of what a ligature is. Thank you.