punctuation!

Jun 15, 2009 22:24

Dr. Swerdlow told me once that he hated exclamation points because you should be able to convey the emotion in the sentence without having to use an exclamation point ( Read more... )

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cornish_pixie87 June 16 2009, 02:33:57 UTC
Jim Perkins once told me that one should only find use for two exclamation points in one's life: one should be used on your wedding night. Use the other sparingly.

hahahaha hello like Mrs. Doubtfire. I say hello to my dad like that all the time.

I agree. Wholeheartedly.

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pentopaper246 June 16 2009, 16:26:38 UTC
Haha.

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pentopaper246 June 17 2009, 01:48:04 UTC
hahahahaha

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mmm_words June 16 2009, 13:47:09 UTC
Exclamation points scare me in excess. Catherine Bishop was the administrator of an organization folder in my email once. Every single message subject had at least one ! and a :)

I stopped checking the folder after a while because I cringed every time I clicked on it. I also have an acquaintance who uses two !! at the end of *every sentence*. Drives me mad. I once told her that I didn't believe that her life was really that exciting and that she should consider using fewer exclamation points. I don't think she got it.

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pentopaper246 June 16 2009, 16:30:55 UTC
2 exclamation points doesn't make sense. It's like not the normal three.

She would use an exclamation point and a smiley face.

The designer I was talking about also used an excessive amount of smiley faces.

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pentopaper246 June 17 2009, 01:49:52 UTC
very true. capital letters make sensse. unless you unleash OMG.WTF.ROFL.LOL.LMAO all in a row. then I will roll my eyes. haha

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