Editing Interrobang (section)

== Application ==

A sentence ending with an interrobang states a question in an excited manner, expresses excitement, disbelief, or confusion in the form of a question, or asks a [[rhetorical question]].<ref>{{cite web
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 | title        = Interrobang (Punctuation)
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For example:

* You call that a hat‽
* Are you ''out of your mind''‽
* Your dog ate what‽
* Are you a dummy‽

Writers using informal language may use several alternating question marks and exclamation marks for even more emphasis. However, this is regarded as poor style in formal writing.<ref>{{cite web
 | access-date  = <!--2007-08-28-->2025-05-08
 | archive-date = 2015-04-02
 | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154718/chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Punctuation.html?page=2
 | date         = 2015-04-02
 | edition      = 15
 | publisher    = Chicago Style Q&A
 | title        = Punctuation
 | url          = https://chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Punctuation.html?page=2
 | via          = Chicago Manual of Style Online
}}</ref>