Now and again we feel there is a need for some new punctuation marks, so at HN HQ, it was only a matter of time until we came up with a few of our own. Here is our infographic with our favourite eight.

1. The rhetorical
question mark
Pulling-yourleg mark
For occasions when no answer
is required...and you really need
to reinforce that.
Just like a wink ;) without
implying the reader has messed
up in some way.
Isn’t this the most
insightful, engaging
blog you have ever read
“I’ve completely rewritten
your article.”
Subtext:
No I didn’t, it’s great!!
Accentiser
Provocation
mark
When text demands a regional
accent but you lack Mark Twain’s
flair for the written idiom.
When the question is intended to
be especially provocative and so
an ordinary “?” isn’t enough.
Get off my land
becomes
“Gerorff moi laaaandd.”
Punch-line
mark
The literary equivalent of a
“laugh now” board, this mark
reminds readers of their
responsibility to be amused.
Who will take the second shot
in this snooker game?
Find out after the break
Do you like this symbol:
WELL, DO YOU
Don’t hold
back, we really want to know.
Gritted teeth
This replaces the full stop,
when you’re holding back what
you really want to say.
Of course this can wait
because you’re too
busy now
Half stop
Prepostrophe
Whereas a full stop brings things
to a close, a half stop indicates
you’re not quite done.
When you’re too busy earning a
living to worry about apostrophe
placement and grammar purists.
I could write more but I’ve
exceeded my word count
CD s £5. When asked,
“CD’s five-pound what?”
you say, “The CD’s five pounds.
You want one or not?”
Getting your message across
#pictuation
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