34:16 · A modern ideogram used in comic strips and advertising. The sign is drawn around words written within it. The sign symbolizes that the words are spoken in a non-normal way. It is drawn next to a person's mouth or a loudspeaker and symbolizes human speech heard through an electronic medium such as a telephone or radio, or speech uttered under extreme circumstances such as anger, fear or irritation.
    Compare with , the sign for normal speech, and for thoughts.