Is it ever acceptable punctuation to have both an exclamation mark and a question mark at the end of a sentence? For example: "Why didn't you tell me that before I threw it away?!" If not, is this how a person would get around that problem: "Why didn't you tell me that before I threw it away?" she screamed. One would use a tag to denote the mood of a question? There are times when I want to omit a tag for the sake of rhythm, but if it's completely unacceptable to double punctuate like that, then I shall refrain from doing it.
While I am sure someone will be along and cite one of the greats, I would call double punctuation lazy writing.
Solo: Is the interrobang acceptable? Yes. Is it common? Yes. Do I personally like it? No. I don’t like, “What did you do?!” I prefer, “What did you do!” Is that acceptable? Yes. Is it common, I don’t know. Make no mistake about it. You can use an exclamation point (only) at the end of a question.
I like this solution. It conveys emotion without having to clutter the question with a tag. Thank you so much!
'acceptable' where!? not in standard publishing, as far as i know, other than possibly in children's books [?]...
I don't like using it as a "reliable source", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrobang but they do state many times, that the interrobang is an informal punctuation mark. Also several places stated it's use is most common in a exclamation and rhetorical question. and one characterized it as "slang". "Does it matter?!"
