I am sometimes slightly annoyed when people overgeneralize the use of exclamation points, particularly when texting. I don't know why. Perhaps it is a Scrooge instinct. Mary used to say that, of all the characters in Pooh's world, she identified most with Eeyore. Which I had never thought about.
But I am not bothered when it is my daughter doing the punctuating. With her, I see it as a lovely way to view the world, where any given instance of anything is something to be excited about! Why not?
Which, in turn, makes me think I should revisit my attitude towards exclamations in general! Why not endorse the enthusiasm, after all?
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Exclamations!
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Deez Nuts!!
To me, exclamations when texting or emailing are a way of inflecting my voice upward and smiling. Sure I could write the word in all caps and use a smiley face emoticon, but an exclamation point is so much simpler. Cheers!
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