Timeline for Are exclamation marks bad in professional environments?
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| Feb 16, 2017 at 4:33 | comment | added | MartinTeeVarga | One of my previous employer's HR would write: "Like just about anything it all depends on the context... There is nothing specifically unprofessional about the general use of the exclamation point! But like anything there are times and places where it is not appropriate!!!" | |
| Feb 15, 2017 at 15:03 | vote | accept | Anoplexian | ||
| Feb 15, 2017 at 11:58 | comment | added | Leigh | @wchargin - While few situations warrant using all caps, that .. might be one of them ;-) Seriously though, great example. It illustrates the distinction perfectly. | |
| Feb 15, 2017 at 8:27 | comment | added | A. I. Breveleri | @wchargin: Even in Australia. | |
| Feb 15, 2017 at 7:27 | comment | added | WorksOdd | @AnthonyGrist "And guess what? He did it!" means you are happy that he did it. "And guess what? He did it." sounds like you are not amused that he did it. | |
| Feb 14, 2017 at 23:24 | comment | added | wchargin | @AnthonyGrist: A: "I'm thinking of deleting the production database. Is that a good idea?" B: "No!" In this exchange, removing the exclamation mark would change the statement dramatically. The exclamation mark conveys that not only is this not a good idea, it is a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad idea. | |
| Feb 14, 2017 at 22:49 | comment | added | Anthony Grist | "If you can replace the exclamation point with a period with out changing the statement" When is this not the case? | |
| Feb 14, 2017 at 18:06 | comment | added | ThunderGuppy | +1 for never using more than one per page. Its subtle, but that's very good advice. | |
| Feb 14, 2017 at 16:28 | history | answered | IDrinkandIKnowThings | CC BY-SA 3.0 |