Yes there is. it's called an interrobang
There are several different reasons depending on the perspective you look at it.
If you're looking at it from the government perspective, then this was due to the fact that they wanted to get rid of the tradition and have a complete take over of the culture by getting rid of it.
Other explanations are that they wanted to switch an alphabet or genuinely wanted to simplify the actual characters.
Hope this helps!
Hello.
Written language often requires a more fluent level of comunication, which can prevent people from expressing their attitudes and emotions.
Spoken language, however, allows the speakers to add their own touch to the conversation, like facial expressions and hand movements.
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