Friday, September 22, 2017

Exclamation mark guidelines

The exclamation mark is used to express exasperation, astonishment, or surprise, or to emphasise a comment or short, sharp phrase. In professional or everyday writing, exclamation marks are used sparingly if at all.

EXAMPLES

Help! Help!
That's unbelievable!
Get out!
Look out!

You can also use exclamation marks to mark a phrase as humorous, ironic or sarcastic.

EXAMPLES

What a lovely day! (when it obviously is not a lovely day)
That was clever! (when someone has done something stupid)

In very informal writing styles (SMS, chat, Twitter or Facebook, etc.), an exclamation mark is sometimes combined with a question mark to indicate both surprise and slight uncertainty. Double and triple exclamation marks are common in very informal writing styles, but are a sign of being uneducated in less casual correspondence.

EXAMPLES OF CASUAL WRITING

He's getting married!?
That's insane!!!

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