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