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The Art of the Exclamation Point! (Part 2!)

Woohoo! A Continuation of Exclamation Points!! As noted in Part 1, exclamation points can affect the tone. The punctuation mark gives a heightened sense of emotion, and this can be positive (as in Happy Birthday!!!) or it can read in a more negative way (as in some business communications). “Thank Read more…

By Jessica Klimesh, 5 yearsJune 21, 2019 ago

Communication

The Art of the Exclamation Point! (Part 1!)

Woohoo! Exclamation Points!!! One might think that a mark as simple as an exclamation point wouldn’t need a two-part post. That’s probably true. But this post is not just about the exclamation point as punctuation; it’s also about tone in communication, of which the exclamation point can play a big Read more…

By Jessica Klimesh, 5 yearsJune 14, 2019 ago