Post AY9pyCG8dPOlGc4pkG by leebennett@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AY7lxHVLS6VveqNFEO by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-07-27T15:54:22Z
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How many exclamation marks are too many? And why do we call this punctuation both an "exclamation mark" and an "exclamation point"? Florence Hazrat answered these questions and more this week on the Grammar Girl podcast. Check it out! I've been getting a lot of great feedback on this one; people love it.READ: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/exclamation-point/transcriptWATCH: https://youtu.be/Bjd8RusvQzkLISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grammar-girl-quick-and-dirty-tips-for-better-writing/id173429229 LISTEN ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3gRQiaxv3M01MxxBIMxkAy?si=Su4RMHQRR6aTq1k6IdL3rg#GrammarGirl #podcast
(DIR) Post #AY7m7pA1Au38w5QRmq by pjohanneson@mstdn.ca
2023-07-27T15:55:58Z
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@grammargirl I've always liked Elmore Leonard's writing advice: You are allowed one to two exclamation marks per 100,000 words.(I assume that excludes in dialogue, though, reading his work, there's not a lot of !s to be found anywhere.)
(DIR) Post #AY7mt6R2lYDY7evvkW by PeteZ@mastodonbooks.net
2023-07-27T16:04:48Z
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@grammargirl Missed opportunity. You could have ended your first sentence with an interrobang. 😄
(DIR) Post #AY7n6KZZVwGjjZEJt2 by richardgunther@twit.social
2023-07-27T16:07:11Z
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@grammargirl My standard usage is ! !! or !!! Never more than three. 😀
(DIR) Post #AY7o2GvlDIJzEZElAO by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-07-27T16:17:41Z
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@PeteZ Haha, true!
(DIR) Post #AY7pBhICfZJVYRnCuO by SergKoren@writing.exchange
2023-07-27T16:30:33Z
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@grammargirl No!!!!!!! We call it a Dammit!
(DIR) Post #AY7q2HYD6j9X48M1Sa by PamelaBarroway@mstdn.social
2023-07-27T16:40:05Z
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@grammargirl Oooo! Looking forward to getting my #grammar geekiness turbocharged when listening to this pod over the weekend! #editing
(DIR) Post #AY9pyCG8dPOlGc4pkG by leebennett@mastodon.social
2023-07-28T15:48:47Z
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@grammargirl And what about those who just call it “bang”? 🤣Shall we now segue to my absolute favorite punctuation, the interrobang‽
(DIR) Post #AY9qK4yKPQSR2LBGsq by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-07-28T15:52:45Z
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@leebennett "Bang" was what some printers called it. We did talk about the interrobang quite a bit too!