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See also: ǃ¡
Translingual
[edit]Punctuation mark
[edit]- Encloses an exclamation in some languages.
Usage notes
[edit]The symbols are called, in English:
- ¡ = inverted exclamation point (also 'rotated', 'turned')
- ! = exclamation point
See also
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Punctuation mark
[edit]- occasionally encloses an exclamation in modern Catalan; at other times, a lone exclamation mark is used at the end with nothing at the beginning of the exclamatory phrase
- ¡Ditxós qui sab estimarla! ¡Benhaurat aquell en quin cor brilla encesa la vivificant y pura flama de la fé!
- Lucky is he who can love her! Blessed is he in whose heart there shines the life-giving and pure flame of faith!
Usage notes
[edit]- ⟨¡⟩ is used at the beginning of a phrase expressing exclamation, with ⟨!⟩ at the end; however, in Catalan it is not mandatory to use ⟨¡⟩.
See also
[edit]Ladino
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Spanish ¡ !
Punctuation mark
[edit]- encloses an exclamation in Judezmo; equivalent in English and many other languages: !
Usage notes
[edit]- The inverted exclamation mark is not compulsory in Judezmo as it is in modern Spanish; some writers, even in the most formal writing, simply never use it at all.
Spanish
[edit]Punctuation mark
[edit]- encloses an exclamation in Spanish; equivalent in English and many other languages: !
Usage notes
[edit]- In written Spanish, ⟨¡⟩ is written at the beginning of a phrase expressing exclamation, with ⟨!⟩ at the end.
Coordinate terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]
Rotated question and exclamation marks on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Punctuation mark
[edit]¡ ! (obsolete)
- encloses an exclamation in Tagalog
Usage notes
[edit]- In writing, ⟨¡⟩ is written at the beginning of a phrase expressing exclamation, with ⟨!⟩ at the end.
- Spanish punctuation fell out of use after World War 2. Tagalog and other Philippine languages now follow a more internationalized punctuation like in English, where only a single ⟨!⟩ is placed at the end of a sentence. Sometimes, English punctuation convention like the Oxford comma is used altogether.
See also
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