"?!" And "!?" Are Not the Same

About

"?!" And "!?" Are Not the Same refers to interpretations of a tweet from @edtwtlurker9, who stated that the usage of "?!" and "!?" have different meanings. The post grew popular in August 2024, as other users quote retweeted it and posted fan art to illustrate the differences between the two punctuation combinations.

Origin

On August 4th, 2024, Twitter / X^[1] user @edtwtlurker9 uploaded a post stating "?!" and "!?" have different meanings. The post received over 9,100 reposts and 89,000 likes in four days (shown below).

Spread

Starting in August of 2024, @edtwtlurker9's post grew popular as people quote-retweeted it with drawings of characters making expressions depicting the usages of "?!" and "!?" symbols. For example, on August 5th, 2024, Twitter / X^[2] user @FishsPencil uploaded art depicting the expressions the symbols indicate. The post received over 53,000 reposts and 382,000 likes in three days (shown below, left). On the next day, Twitter / X^[3] user @aespakechi uploaded Persona art illustrating the expressions, gaining over 1,700 reposts and 17,000 likes in two days (shown below, right).

On August 6th, 2024, Twitter / X^[4] user @rodyenjoyer243 uploaded art illustrating the different expressions connotated by the symbols. The post received over 2,300 likes in two days (shown below, left). The same day, Twitter / X^[5] user @MarisaKiri8218 uploaded art of Marisa Kirisame from Touhou Project. The post received over 1,000 reposts and 5,600 likes in two days (shown below, right).

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