Etymology

love point

Today it means: A proposed punctuation mark composed of two mirrored question marks sharing a single dot to form a heart shape, placed at the end of a sentence to indicate romantic subtext, warmth, or amorous sincerity. Full definition →

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The story

The mark was invented in 1966 by Hervé Bazin.

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