¡ !
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See also: ǃ¡
Translingual
[edit]Punctuation mark
[edit]- Encloses an exclamation in some languages.
Usage notes
[edit]The symbols are called, in English:
- ¡ = inverted exclamation point (also 'rotated', 'turned')
- ! = exclamation point
See also
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Punctuation mark
[edit]- occasionally encloses an exclamation in modern Catalan; at other times, a lone exclamation mark is used at the end with nothing at the beginning of the exclamatory phrase
- ¡Ditxós qui sab estimarla! ¡Benhaurat aquell en quin cor brilla encesa la vivificant y pura flama de la fé!
- Lucky is he who can love her! Blessed is he in whose heart there shines the life-giving and pure flame of faith!
Usage notes
[edit]- ⟨¡⟩ is used at the beginning of a phrase expressing exclamation, with ⟨!⟩ at the end; however, in Catalan it is not mandatory to use ⟨¡⟩.
See also
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Punctuation mark
[edit]- encloses an exclamation in Spanish; equivalent in English and many other languages: !
Usage notes
[edit]- In written Spanish, ⟨¡⟩ is written at the beginning of a phrase expressing exclamation, with ⟨!⟩ at the end.
Coordinate terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Rotated question and exclamation marks on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Punctuation mark
[edit]¡ ! (archaic)
- encloses an exclamation in Tagalog
Usage notes
[edit]- In writing, ⟨¡⟩ is written at the beginning of a phrase expressing exclamation, with ⟨!⟩ at the end.
- This was common in Classical Tagalog, but fell out of use replaced by ⟨!⟩ outside of literature.
See also
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