Tags: exclamation marks

25th September, 2008

I do exclaim!

The overuse and misuse of exclamation marks has been previously discussed with enthusiasm and significant literary skill by Dan. When I saw this slice of crazy in our flickr group I just had to share it....

  • Posted by Tom
20th April, 2008

The choise is yours

Sent in by my girlfriend, Natalie. After despairing of my pedantry for so long, she now seems to be taking the if-you-can't-beat-them approach. Anyone for MIX salad? ...

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  • Posted by Gez
2nd November, 2007

Comma, comma, comma, comma chameleon

Why is this so hard for you?, originally uploaded by vebelfetzer. ...

  • Posted by Gez
13th July, 2007

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‘Exclamation Mark: n. a punctuation mark (!) indicating an exclamation.’ ‘Exclamation: n. a sudden cry or remark expressing surprise, strong emotion, or pain.’ Not my words, reader, the words of the Oxford English Dictionary. The exclamation mark does, obviously, have its purposes. ‘Stop!’ on a sign prohibiting you from entering the ...

  • Posted by Dan

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