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	Exclamation mark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A sentence ending in an exclamation mark is either an actual exclamation ("Wow!"), a command ("Stop!"), or is intended to be astonishing in some way ("They were the footprints of a gigantic hound!").
		In the IRC protocol, a user's nickname and ident are separated by an exclamation point in the hostmask assigned to him or her by the server.
		In comics, a large exclamation mark is often used in the proximity of a character's head to indicate surprise.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Exclamation_mark (1069 words)

	Exclamation mark -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An exclamation mark (also exclamation point, and (rarely) mark of admiration) is a (The marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases) punctuation mark.
		A sentence ending in an exclamation mark is either an actual (An abrupt excited utterance) exclamation ("Wow!"), a command ("Stop!"), or is intended to be astonishing in some way ("They were the footprints of a gigantic hound!").
		Overuse of the exclamation mark is generally considered poor writing, since it distracts the reader and reduces the mark's meaning.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ex/exclamation_mark.htm (1141 words)

	Exclamation mark - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An exclamation mark (also exclamation point, and (rarely) mark of admiration) is a punctuation mark or, more pedantically, a tone mark.
		Frequent use of the exclamation mark is common in writing by teenagers and in advertising.
		On warning signs an exclamation mark is often used to draw attention to a warning of danger, hazards and the unexpected.
	open-encyclopedia.com /! (769 words)

	Encyclopedia: Exclamation mark
		An exclamation mark (also exclamation point, and, rarely, mark of admiration) is a punctuation mark.
		There is a punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of a question mark and an exclamation mark in English called interrobang, which resembles those marks superimposed over one another ("â½") but the sequence of "?!" is used more often.
		In the IRC protocol, a user's nickname and ident are seperated by an exclamation point in the hostmask assigned to him or her by the server.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Exclamation-mark (3097 words)

	'Exclamation' @ encyclopaediaOnline: the FREE online encyclopaedia (encyclopedia), dictionary, and grammar reference ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An exclamation is a word, phrase, or sentence spoken with great emotion or intensity.
		An exclamation is normally punctuated with an exclamation mark at the end (!)
		A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
	www.encyclopaediaonline.com /article.asp?topic=Exclamation (197 words)

	Exclamation point - Uncyclopedia
		The exclamation point is the indicated location of an English sentence where the orgasm occurs.
		First, the reader caresses and undresses the initial word of the sentence with his roaming eyes.
		The use of multiple exclamation points is discouraged, as most people are incapable of reading them.
	www.uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Exclamation_point (324 words)

	hair shaft defects - exclamation mark hair
		Exclamation mark hairs are most frequently seen in people who have alopecia areata although they can also be found in hair loss after poisoning with thallium and occasionally in other defective hair disorders.
		Exclamation mark hairs look exactly as they are named.
		Stopping hair breakage and exclamation mark hairs involves treating the cause of the hair follicle abnormality.
	www.keratin.com /ag/ag007.shtml (202 words)

	Christiania Lara
		Exclamation points are used to show an emotion in writing.
		The exclamation point needs to be changed to a period because the sentence is powerful enough without the exclamation point.
		In this example, the first exclamation point needs to be changed to a period so that the second exclamation point can be more dynamic and show the emotion that's being expressed.
	ol.scc.spokane.edu /jstrever/models/essays/patterns/lara.htm (425 words)

	The Media Line - News Detail
		Exclamation marks have become something of an epidemic in the Arab media community, as the emotionally-charged character frequently adorns headlines in the Arabic press, whether in local papers in the Palestinian Authority, Syria, Qatar, or even in respectable publications such as the London-based Al-Hayyat and A-Sharq Al-Awsat.
		Though he pointed out it is a “perfectly good punctuation mark,” he added that reporters are unlikely to use it a lot in straight reporting except to describe the speech or language of others.
		The reason exclamation marks are so prevalent in the Arabic press is because amateur journalists wish to show their feelings rather than the facts, said Aref Hijjawi, a lecturer in media at Ramallah's Birzeit University in the West Bank.
	www.themedialine.org /news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=9387 (887 words)

	Exclamation Points and Question Marks
		There are a couple of little points of punctuation that should seldom appear in technical writing: exclamation points and question marks.
		If the voice of your work is fairly matter-of-fact, an exclamation point will be distracting in no matter what context you use it.
		Today's lesson is short: avoid exclamation points and question marks in technical writing.
	blogs.officezealot.com /spiller/archive/2004/05/29/484.aspx (466 words)

	Misuse of the exclamation mark - Amidst a tangled web
		Two exclamation marks indicate to me that the person is so animated that they are very nearly falling out of their chair.
		One of the worst cases I have ever seen of exclamation excess was in the greeting from a personal ad.
		Perhaps exclamation marks get scared of being all alone amidst all the letters since most offenders don't bother to end sentences with any punctuation at all if they're not using an exclamation mark.
	dan.hersam.com /opinions/exclamation.html (948 words)

	Halfbakery: Anti-exclamation mark overuse key!!!
		The other annoying thing about the use of exclamation marks is that people very seldom use them in their proper place, i.e.
		Move annotations in chess, where multiple exclamation marks and question marks can be used, would have to be excluded from any punctuation bans.
		I tend to think that the over-use of exclamation marks - which usually goes hand in hand with Random CAPITALISATION Syndrome [insert multiple exclamation marks here, for effect] - is a good indicator of the fevered and lunatic state of the mind which produced aforesaid grammatical abominations.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Anti-exclamation_20mark_20overuse_20key!!! (1790 words)

	Exclamation mark (!)
		I think you can use exclamation mark in every kind of sentence in which you want to add your "emotion" in the sentence.
		First of all, it is not necessary to use exclamation marks at all and some would say it is better not to, so don't worry too much about them.
		Sentences with exclamation marks are more emphatic than the same sentences without.
	www.englishforums.com /English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/Post.htm#27137 (329 words)

	Dictionary of English - exclamation mark or exclamation point
		The exclamation mark is most often seen in dialogue.
		Within a quotation an exclamation mark may be placed in square brackets to indicate that the writer or editor is surprised by something.
		Double exclamation marks are always to be avoided.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/dictionaries/english/data/d0082043.html (193 words)

	Question marks & exclamation points (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		When exclaiming, use an exclamation point instead of a period.
		It's better not to use an exclamation point for excitement or emphasis unless you would actually shout that sentence.
		The question mark or exclamation point goes with the part of the sentence that asks or exclaims.
	www.apsu.edu /majord/punctuate/questexcl.html (108 words)

	GreenvilleOnline.com - Take note! Overused exclamation mark often misses the point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		With the rise of e-mail communication and the relative anonymity of the corporate workplace's break-room microwave, the exclamation point has become the symbol for how we express tone and body language when neither can be heard or seen.
		Nowhere, he says, is the use of the exclamation point more abused and counterproductive than in a professional setting.
		Some dialogue would be misleading without an exclamation point to capture a character's intonation, and in rare cases, she says, it can be used in professional communication.
	greenvilleonline.com /news/2003/07/26/2003072610934.htm (890 words)

	Welcome to Interrobang-Mks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As an advocate of precision in communication, the concept of the INTERROBANG was introduced by Martin K. Speckter in 1962 in an article written for TYPEtalks Magazine.*
		The INTERROBANG was created to fill a gap in our punctuation system where writers often used typographically cumbersome and unattractive combinations of the question mark and exclamation mark to punctuate rhetorical statements where neither the question nor an exclamation alone exactly served the writer.
		Speckter called his mark INTERROBANG from the Latin for query and the proofreader's term for exclamation.
	www.interrobang-mks.com (336 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on EXCLAMATION COLOGNE SPR WOMENS - 1.7 OZ at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Exclamation perfume has been one of my favorites for a very long time.
		I would recommend this perfume for daily use and for any occasion as it smells great and isn't too expensive to buy more if you use it a lot.
		This perfume comes in a very neat little exclamation point-shaped bottle that is easy to open and sprays on easily as well.
	www.epinions.com /content_90897682052 (228 words)

	Exclamation Blush by Coty Cologne Spray 1.7 oz from BuyInnovations.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Launched by the design house of Coty in 1996, EXCLAMATION BLUSH by Coty is classified as a refreshing fragrance.
		This feminine scent posesses a blend of: sporty and youthful fruity notes with low notes of sandalwood and musk.
		An opened bottle should be kept in its box to insure a longer shelf life.
	www.buyinnovations.com /Exclamation_Blush_by_Coty_Cologne_Spray_1_7_oz.html (569 words)

	definition of exclamation
		A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
		A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; -- called also exclamation point.
		Anger, As, Emotion, Exclamation, Expression, Fear, Feeling, In, Interjection, Is, Joy, Loud, Mark, Or, Out, Pain, Passion, Point, Sign, Sound, Surprise, That, Utterance, Which, Word, Words
	www.brainydictionary.com /words/ex/exclamation162438.html (244 words)

	How to Use an Exclamation Point - eHow.com
		The often overused exclamation point can add punch to a sentence when used judiciously.
		Place exclamation points at the end of a sentence rather than in the middle.
		Use exclamation points sparingly, and never use more than one in a single sentence.
	www.ehow.com /how_5952_exclamation-point.html (189 words)

	What is an exclamation? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An exclamation, broadly defined, is any utterance made with strong emotion.
		An exclamation, narrowly defined, is a sentence type that is used to express a strong emotional state.
		This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.
	www.sil.org /linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnExclamation.htm (83 words)

	Exclamation marks quotes & quotations
		Quotes with keywords > E > EX > exclamation marks
		"Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind.
		If this adds up to more than 100 percent, it proves that mathematics and research sometimes gives confusing results.
	en.thinkexist.com /quotes/with/keyword/exclamation_marks (214 words)

	A yellow exclamation point overlays the Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition shield in the system tray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		After installing Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition through login scripts to a client, the shield in the system tray is overlaid with a yellow exclamation point.
		See the document How to troubleshoot problems that occur at startup when Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition is installed for steps to identify and resolve these issues.
		If Novell NetWare clients are installed and have the yellow exclamation point, then try updating the NetWare client to a newer version.
	service1.symantec.com /support/ent-security.nsf/docid/1999092909421248?Open&src=w (519 words)

	Exclamation Points (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sometimes called the exclamation mark, the exclamation point is used at the end of a sentence or after an interjection to show strong emotion or emphasis.
		When an emphatic interjection or direct address begins a sentence, you may use an exclamation point or a comma, depending on how much you want to show the strong emotion.
		Use of an exclamation point inside parentheses is used by some to show irony.
	englishplus.com /grammar/00000066.htm (140 words)

	Exclamation Point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is used as a kind of visual scream.
		About ten or so years ago, there was a mild effort to create a new punctuation mark that was a combination question mark and exclamation point.
		If you can't use an exclamation point, the accepted net-punctuation is to enclose the words in stars: Like this
	www.wonderfulwritingskillsunhandbook.com /html/exclamation_point.html (202 words)

	AllRefer.com - exclamation point (Language And Linguistics) - Encyclopedia
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	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/X/X-exclamat.html (123 words)

	spurious exclamation marks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It seems to be happening in forms, but there doesn't seem to be any consistency about their occurrence.
		Perhaps when I get it fixed tomorrow, the exclamation marks will go away...
		Someone else here had weird exclamation points all over their site and as I remember it had something to do with a font or special character, and it kept wanting to download a Japanese character set.
	www.frontpagewebmaster.com /fb.asp?m=56662 (481 words)

	Rands In Repose: ALL CAPS Killed the Exclamation Point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As I endlessly rewrote the article, I realized that I've fully embraced the ALL CAPS STANDARD as a means of conveying what is traditionally done with an exclamation point.
		A little search of my 200+ weblog entries shows that I vastly prefer ALL CAPS to the exclamation point.
		This probably comes from years of Jerkcity, but an exclamation point makes a statement that come from this guy:
	www.randsinrepose.com /archives/2005/01/28/all_caps_killed_the_exclamation_point.html (551 words)

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