Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!ut-sally!husc6!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ucbvax!watdaisy.waterloo.EDU!gjerawlins From: gjerawlins@watdaisy.waterloo.EDU ("Gregory J.E. Rawlins") Newsgroups: comp.ai.digest Subject: Re: Terminal Talk Message-ID: <8709071920.AA08035@watdaisy.uucp> Date: Mon, 7-Sep-87 15:20:09 EDT Article-I.D.: watdaisy.8709071920.AA08035 Posted: Mon Sep 7 15:20:09 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 9-Sep-87 05:46:22 EDT References: <8708240530.AA19550@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: gjerawlins@watdaisy.waterloo.edu (Gregory J.E. Rawlins) Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 15 Approved: ailist@stripe.sri.com In article <8708240530.AA19550@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> gately%resbld@ti-csl.CSNET ("Michael T. Gately") writes: >Another interesting notation is the order of the >characters in a serial interrobang. I feel that there >is a definate difference between ?! and !?. The first >would be appropriate when describing (with disbelief) >a question someone asked. The second is used when >questioning a statement someone made. In chess annotations "!?" is used to indicate an interesting but dubious move and "?!" is used to indicate a dubious but interesting move. Chess also uses !,?,!!, and ??. greg. -- GJE Rawlins gjerawlins%watdaisy@waterloo.csnet gjerawlins@watdaisy.watersav>