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Dictionary definition: question mark (?)
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question mark [?].
A question mark follows every question that expects an answer. Typically, the next word begins with a capital letter. “He asked me, ‘Why are you here?’ A foolish question.” But it's also possible to have a midsentence question mark—e.g.: “Why should what is supposed to be a sacrament be performed with everyone looking on?—with that most desolating of all assemblages, a family reunion” ( Edmund Wilson, “Things I Consider ...
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