Is it a question ?
2006-08-16 18:44:42 · 6 answers · asked by Dope 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The ¿ is a punctuation mark used in some languages, most notably Spanish. There has been some discussion to include in the English language amongst others.
The purpose of ¿ is to signify that the portion between ¿ and ? is a question. Similarly there is the ¡ and ! which signify a statement of exclamation.
2006-08-16 18:51:50 · answer #1 · answered by J C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to use the upside down mark to show the beginning of a question when written because the same words will be used in a statement as a question and the reader needs to know that it is a question or if it's being read aloud, needs to know to use the inflection of his/her voice to make it sound like a question and if you wait until the end to find that out, it's already too late. inflection of a question is the rising higher pitch you hear.... know what I mean?
2006-08-17 01:53:30 · answer #2 · answered by albany 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You use them for questions in Spanish. I don't remember so much, but I think the first one goes in the front and the other one goes at the end of the question.
2006-08-17 06:17:47 · answer #3 · answered by Shannon A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Spanish questions, they use the upside-down mark at the beginning of the sentence and the normal one at the end.
2006-08-17 01:50:30 · answer #4 · answered by Sandie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to start a question in Spanish.
2006-08-17 01:50:06 · answer #5 · answered by alannabear34 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok. Yes, it is, never...
I'm not an upside down kind of person, if you catch my drift.
2006-08-17 01:50:06 · answer #6 · answered by powhound 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋