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For me "!?" means astonishment to the point of questioning, like "WTF!?", whereas "?!" is questioning emphasis, as if a meta exclamation would be applied to the
by jobigoud 8y ago
For me "!?" means astonishment to the point of questioning, like "WTF!?", whereas "?!" is questioning emphasis, as if a meta exclamation would be applied to the entire question before it. "What are you gonna do now?!"
- falcor84 8y agoI usually consider them as applied one after the other: ?! is about first questioning and then usually being angry. !? is about first having strong feelings and then questioning their origins. So for me WTF would usually be followed by ?! but maybe it's just me.
- kungtotte 8y agoWTF is an interesting case because it can express both versions. WTF?! with an emphasis on the question means you lack information about the subject, WTF!? with an emphasis on the exclamation means you know what occurred but you're expressing shock/outrage. E.g. the first version is "I don't know what just happened" and the second is "I can't believe what just happened". With an interrobang there's no way of expressing both versions.