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by justhackedme 3171 days ago
It's not real. The symbol might be attributed some meaning, but it's not real punctuation and definitely shouldn't be.
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Define "real"
Wow. It didn't take long to go from punctuation to philosophy.
It's been in use for about a half century; it's typically described as “nonstandard”, though given the absence of a standards body for English it's not clear what that means.

It's definitely “real” in the sense of being in actual use in the wild with a clear and well-understood meaning.

People use it; it's real.