When writing his doctoral dissertation, John in Bardstown, Kentucky, used an upside-down question mark after a comment to indicate he was being sarcastic. Is there a punctuation mark that serves this function? Over the centuries, several have been...
As members of the Bob o’clock Facebook group know, the expression “Bob o’clock” means, “It’s 8:08!” The hosts discuss this and other silly ways to tell time inspired by the boxy numbers on a digital clock. This is part of a complete episode...
upside-down adj.— «The right direction/wrong track figures, Congressional and presidential approval ratings and confidence measures are all “upside-down,” which pollster parlance for crappy.» —“Gas and Indecision” by Kellyanne Conway National...
