2006-12-15 11:26:02 · 5 answers · asked by jusme 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
good question, ask on yahoo answers
2006-12-15 11:35:29 · answer #1 · answered by a m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The symbol is generally thought to originate from the Latin quaestio, meaning "question", which was abbreviated to Qo. The uppercase Q was written above the lowercase o, and this mark was transformed into the modern symbol. Another hypothesis about the origin of the question mark proposes that the mark originated in the 9th century, when it appeared as a point followed by the curvy bit written slanted (similar to the tilde, although the tilde was tilted more upward to the right). The point has always indicated the end of a sentence. The curved line represented the intonation pattern of a spoken question, and may be associated with a kind of early musical notation, like neumes.
2006-12-15 11:38:24 · answer #2 · answered by goulash 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
who decided an a should look like A and a b should look like B
2006-12-15 11:32:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The man that was hanging his jacket on a coat hook!
;-)
2006-12-15 11:29:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did, it was my idea but Einstine clamied it as his, he's SO like that.
2006-12-15 11:28:07 · answer #5 · answered by K L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋