Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer for July 29, 2011

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    rayannina  over 13 years ago

    So did he get fired or not?

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    margueritem  over 13 years ago

    Stay tuned…

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    Montaholic  over 13 years ago

    The very last sentence should end in a question mark, right?

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    jgcp1  over 13 years ago

    What gets me is that I can’t find an interrobang in my special characters list. It should have a proper key of its own on the keyboard. Let’s start an Interrobang Appreciation Society.

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    James Hopkins  over 13 years ago

    The entire strip made me laugh, but the second panel made me laugh the loudest. Well done as always Scott!

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    baileydean  over 13 years ago

    When you double them up do they become interrobang-bangs?

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    Stephen Gilberg  over 13 years ago

    Scott’s mistaken. “Interrobang” refers specifically to a single mark that looks like a question mark overlaying an exclamation point or vice versa. I’ve never seen it except in discussions of failed grammar fads.

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    Malcolm Hall  over 13 years ago

    Stephen’s right. Another such emphatic mark is the “doublestop,” which is two superimposed periods. It’s difficult to spot, but if you suddenly cease reading at the end of a sentence, there’s a good chance you’ve hit a doublestop.

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    EricAlder  over 13 years ago

    Is it still an interrobang if you don’t use a question mark.

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    lazygrazer  over 13 years ago

    What’s so hard about knowing when to use a question mark!

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    mrnathat  over 13 years ago

    “The company doesn’t care about your emotions. It’s just one more way that we’re like a family.” How true!

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    mrsullenbeauty  over 13 years ago

    I loved this?! Great strip. Is this a repeat? I’ve never seen it before. Scott should get waylaid more often.

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    n.masters7789  over 13 years ago

    great stuff as always.

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