# ??????????? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 31, 2001, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/79155 "2001-08-31T17:53:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t//79155/21 "2001-08-31T22:54:45Z")
1. It was _entirely_ intentional, because I wanted to demonstrate the kind of non-punctuated questioning that was ticking me off. Don’t you think I know how to use a question mark? 2. Your coding didn’t work because you put the / in the wrong spot on that last /b. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t//79155/22 "2001-08-31T23:00:34Z")
This post no verb. ---
**Author:** ![lenin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@lenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lenin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t//79155/23 "2001-08-31T23:28:56Z")
Me no verbs! Me no verbs! ---
**Author:** ![WEW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@WEW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WEW)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t//79155/24 "2001-09-01T00:20:12Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. It was entirely intentional, because I wanted to demonstrate the kind of non-punctuated questioning that was ticking me off. Don’t you think I know how to use a question mark? Yes, of course I know that you know how to use a question mark. What, do you think I’m stupid.🙂 Thanks for the correction on the coding, I knew it was something simple. ---
**Author:** ![Ferggie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@Ferggie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferggie)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t//79155/25 "2001-09-01T00:38:06Z")
I make my living fixing grammar and punctuation mistakes. Slowly, I am getting used to the fact that I cannot fix them all. What hurts worse is that, on this board, I cannot even fix my own mistakes without creating an addendum post, which takes up valuable electrons. _I feel your pain!?_ ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t//79155/26 "2001-09-01T00:41:24Z")
That’s why we have the preview button, Ferggie. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t//79155/27 "2001-09-01T01:13:55Z")
[grammar nazi] If you consider a question to be a request for information, it needn’t end in a question mark. For instance, suppose I were to say “I wonder why people’s lack of question marks upsets **racinchikki**.” That’s definitely a request for information, but to end it with a question mark would be improper. [/grammar nazi] That said, those who ask direct questions had damn well better use question marks. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t//79155/28 "2001-09-01T03:38:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racinchikki \* > \*\*And as I was writing my OP I kept think of ? and the Mysterios… \*\* Mmmm…Mysterios, my favourite breakfast cereal. 🙂 Don’t hit! PLEASE! (And am I the only one who thinks of Captain Scarlet when he sees reference to ? and the Mysterians?) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/79155.md?page=1)