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Re:A collection of non-standard punctuation marks by jhanschoo on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @03:20AM (#15439960)
Much punctuation evolved organically from scribal shorthand. On the internet, I can see a contraction of /s into a symbol being one of the likeliest candidates for turning into punctuation.
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Re:A collection of non-standard punctuation marks by justhackedme on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @03:45AM (#15440050)
And that's as formal as someone being labelled a 'troll'.

None of the internet's fads or memes deserve to be preserved in punctuation rules. This is a joke.

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