How many questions can I squeeze into one post? Who me? Why and what for? I know, right? How long will it take? Again? Tildes too?

- As many as you like.
- Yes, you.
- Because multiple related questions can sometimes encourage longer and more interesting replies. Sometimes it can discourage answers if the responder relies on a mobile phone or prefers quickies. But either way, choice in questions is always a good thing.
- You know a great deal, but no one can be certain about everything.
- The length of time you take to compose your questions is as long as you choose.
- As often as you like.
- Tildes are fun. I find the sine wave graceful and beautiful to look at. It has standard correct forms of use, but I see no reason not to use them in new and expressive ways ~ to use them creatively.


As a marker, separated by a line before and after, to indicate a change of time or place in fiction.


~~~///~~~ an alternative Morse code for SOS


~~~~~~ to suggest a windy ripple across the surface of water

~ to suggest a sine wave, corkscrew or spiralling motion

~ as a texture in a graphic image composed of symbols, letters or punctuation marks

~ to suggest equivocation, ambiguity, approximation, similarity, variability or uncertainty