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August 26, 2004
Patenting Punctuation
Posted by Ernest Miller
Well, it seems that someone has patented some new forms of punctuation: WIPO Patent Publication No. WO9219458:
Using two new punctuation marks, the question comma and the exclamation comma: and respectively, inquisitiveness and exclamation may be expressed within a written sentence structure, so that thoughts may be more easily and clearly conveyed to readers. The new punctuation marks are for use within a written sentence between words as a comma, but with more feeling or inquisitiveness.
Seems that this is sort of an addition to the faddish punctuation known as the
Interrobang.
via I/P Updates
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1. George Hotelling on August 27, 2004 8:24 AM writes...
So by protecting punctuation under patent law, we're encouraging industry to develop the language. Because, as we all know, language wouldn't have developed without strong intellectual capital laws...
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