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	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 (1074 words)

	Encyclopedia: Exclamation point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		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!").
		Frequent use of the exclamation mark is common in writing in advertising.
		Overuse of the exclamation mark is generally considered poor writing, since it distracts the reader and lessens the effects.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Exclamation-point (846 words)

	exclamation mark or point? - Amidst a tangled web
		As many of you know I use the exclamation mark sparingly and even wrote an essay on the subject to encourage others to do the same, but I’ve made a discovery.
		A point is a dot, like a period, so an exclamation point would simply be ‘.’ and a rather poor excuse for an exclamation.
		Exclamation ‘mark’ is British English and exclamation ‘point’ is U.S. English.
	dan.hersam.com /archives/2003/07/01/exclamation-mark-or-point (771 words)

	To the Point: John G. Craig Jr. / Exclamation Point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Point State Park as a signature piece, something to show off to visiting family and friends, a "that's really nice" sort of place.
		That may seem harsh, but the Point is not a stop on the itinerary of visitors from abroad in the way that Independence Hall or Mount Vernon are.
		But it could so become if it were a focal point for study of the fight between France and England for control of pre-Revolutionary America.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04032/267616.stm (791 words)

	Exclamation Point
		An exclamation point is like a traffic cop's whistle; it demands your attention.
		Use an exclamation point for emphasis, usually to show surprise or some strong emotion.
		Exclamation points take the place of other end punctuation.
	www.esc.edu /esconline/across_esc/writerscomplex.nsf/0/86205a63305895e0852569c300728b28?OpenDocument (48 words)

	EXCLAMATION POINT, EXCLAMATION MARK. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The exclamation point (!) is the punctuation mark used to give the sort of emphasis to a word, phrase, or sentence that suggests loud, vigorous, forthright delivery.
		In English it always goes at the end of the locution to be emphasized.
		But stridency is seldom approved in speech, and so in writing too be sparing of the exclamation point.
	www.bartleby.com /68/35/2335.html (117 words)

	Longhorn exclamation point - Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Stephens led all scorers with 19 points and ended the evening only one rebound shy of a double-double.
		Twenty-two of those points came courtesy of Stephens and Jackson, who were in double figures only 12 minutes into the game.
		Crowd-favorite Jody Bell saw seven minutes of second-half playing time and put an exclamation point on the Texas victory with a three-pointer, her second of the year.
	www.dailytexanonline.com /media/paper410/news/2003/12/04/Sports/Longhorn.Exclamation.Point-571791.shtml (517 words)

	Communitelligence.com communications/PR knowledge portal - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		His title was “Ban the exclamation point — period.” It’s a bit overstated, but that’s OK. I feel even stronger about banning MOST dashes.
		Dashers are even worse when they have another point to make in a sentence and can think of no way to add it except after a dash.
		I had a teaching assistant once who said her high-school teacher told her class that they were allowed one dash per essay.
	www.communitelligence.com /spps/sitepage.cfm?catID=47 (414 words)

	Punctuation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Examples of these are FBI, B.L.T., U.S.A., etc. When an abbreviation ends in a question, or exclamation, it is appropriate to add a question mark or exclamation point after the abbreviation-ending period.
		Use the exclamation point at the end of an emphatic declaration, interjection, or command.
		The point is the exclamation mark is very important, as the period and question mark.
	webpages.marshall.edu /~roach13/punctuation.html (563 words)

	University of Miami School of Medicine - Glossary - Hair, exclamation point
		Hair, exclamation point: Exclamation point hair is a key diagnostic finding in a disorder called alopecia areata.
		Alopecia areata is patchy baldness (alopecia means baldness and areata means occurring in patches) which typically begins with patchy hair loss on the scalp and sometimes progresses to complete baldness and even loss of body hair.
		These can be found in areas of hair loss and are short broken off hairs that are narrower closer to the scalp and therefore mimic an exclamation point.
	www.med.miami.edu /glossary/art.asp?articlekey=9081 (404 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)

	Grammar: Punctuation
		Like the period, the exclamation point is used to end a sentence, but it also adds emphasis.
		When you're writing dialogue and a character is shouting, you might want to end the sentence with an exclamation point.
		Like the period and exclamation point, the question mark is used to end a sentence, but only when the sentence is a question.
	www.englishchick.com /grammar/grpunc.htm (1233 words)

	! (Exclamation Point) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Unix command to run; spaces between the exclamation point and the Unix command are optional
		Once you type the exclamation point (!), the case mode automatically changes to the opposite mode.
		For example, if you typed the previous command in upper case, all characters entered after the exclamation point (!) appears in lowercase unless you use the
	www.ssec.wisc.edu /mcidas/doc/users_guide/current/exclamation.html (178 words)

	Circle Virtual CD Support - Driver exclamation point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I still have an exclamation point at the driver in my device manager, ther are no other mapped drives or anything in conflict with Z drive.
		The device manager has an excalmation point on the virtual drive and the properties applet states that the device cannot start.
		As for the exclamation point, I have see the system work with it present.
	www.circleofone.com /Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36 (725 words)

	TiVo Community - Exclamation point!
		Beside the last 3 shows there is a yellow dot with an exclamation point in it.
		The manual says the exclamation point means some of my shows may be deleted to make room for other shows.
		09-07-2004 10:50 PM The exclamation point warning has come on after two days (by default) ever since the first TiVos.
	www.tivocommunity.com /tivo-vb/printthread.php?t=193915 (261 words)

	37.2 Use and Abuse of the Exclamation Point
		Exclamation points are the most irritating of all!
		It is like being forced to watch someone else’s small child jumping up and down crazily in the center of the living room shouting to attract attention.
		Wolfe writes as a creative journalist, not an academic, and his narrative voice evokes the supercharged egos of rocket test pilots from the 1960s.
	wps.ablongman.com /long_anson_lhb_4/0,9613,1576969-,00.html (248 words)

	Annoyances.org - re: Exclamation point next to advanced power management support (Windows 98 Discussion Forum) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		On Friday, October 19, 2001 at 6:09 pm, Sheena wrote: >My problem is that in my system's device manager there is a exclamation point next >to advanced power management support.
		When I go to update driver it says it is installed >with the latest driver available.
		Exclamation point next to advanced power management support
	www.annoyances.org /exec/forum/win98/1003542307 (165 words)

	How to Use an Exclamation Point - eHow.com
		Use an exclamation point after a sentence expressing strong feeling.
		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)

	Page's windmill serves as exclamation point - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Page’s slam with 36.4 seconds remaining was the exclamation point on Pitt’s 71-54 victory over Central Connecticut State on Friday in an NCAA South Region first round game, prompting many of the 17,015 at Mellon Arena to jump to their feet.
		His injury was hardly noticeable, as the 6-foot junior provided the Panthers with 17 points, nine assists, five steals.
		He defended the passing lanes, helping Pitt score 18 points off turnovers and penetrated through the defense to either score or set up easy layups as the Panthers shot 52.6 percent (30 of 57) from the field.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/college/s_61540.html (683 words)

	A yellow exclamation point overlays the Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition shield in the system tray
		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.
		If the yellow exclamation point returns, then continue to the next section.
		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/3d2a1f71c5a003348525680f006426be/0ddb7d729a56d4da88256a220026a8b2?OpenDocument (529 words)

	Seth! - Exclamation Point? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		So, about that exclamation point in my name.
		Therefore, the exclamation point is here to stay.
		The exclamation point doesn't cause many problems, but sometimes I have to remind people that it is there intentionally.
	www.xsnrg.com /seth!/exclaim.htm (203 words)

	Exclamation Point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		At the end of a sentence, the exclamation point shows you really, really mean it:
		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)

	Rands In Repose: ALL CAPS Killed the Exclamation Point
		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)

	Adding the exclamation point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sure, from the Smalltalk point of view this is even more silly than from other dynamic languages, as Smalltalk is duck-typing all the way down.
		Give the compiler a hint on what types are used and the compiler can just put type checks in the front of the functions and optimize all he wants internally and directly work on the floating point stack of the floating point engine of the CPU.
		Same with integer arithmetics and integer overflows - say you won't overflow (or if you will overflow, your application will know how to handle it) and the compiler will be able to produce much faster code.
	www.cincomsmalltalk.com /blog/blogView?showComments=true&entry=3282376620 (690 words)

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

	Can't Link to Worksheet with Exclamation Point in Name
		To avoid this behavior when you link information from a Microsoft Excel worksheet to a client program, make sure the worksheet name does not contain an exclamation point.
		If you copy information from a worksheet when the name contains an exclamation point and click Paste Special in a document in Microsoft Word, the following options are available in the As list:
		Note that this problem occurs even if the worksheet name does not contain an exclamation point.
	support.microsoft.com /?kbid=111941 (475 words)

	Exclamation Mark's B-Movie Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		My guess is that the nudity is a ploy to capture the viewer's attention, but the overall effect is clumsy and utterly confounding.
		I'm giving Beast of Yucca Flats a few points for its amusing narration, but I can only recommend this film to hardcore B-movie enthusiasts.
		It's certainly not your typical 1950s sci-fi/adventure finale, and gets a few extra points for this boldness.
	exclamationmark.typepad.com (6981 words)

	System Tray Exclamation Point??? - TechIMO Forums
		So lately I've been getting a yellow triangle with an exclamation point in it showing up in my system tray from time to time.
		Same with L. The drive letters never actually disappear or anything and in 'my computer', the correct used/free space is shown for each.
		There are NO yellow exclamation points in my device manager.
	www.techimo.com /forum/t144825.html (542 words)

	An exclamation point.
		Channel 9 Forums » The Coffeehouse » An exclamation point.
		Even an operating system as advanced Mac OS X is unable to deliever this kind of on-demand entertainment straight to your gray matter cortex.
		This message was brought to you by a brick in the head.
	channel9.msdn.com /ShowPost.aspx?PostID=67615 (549 words)

	The Exclamation Point - A possible invalid Safari 1.0 filter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Exclamation Point - A possible invalid Safari 1.0 filter
		It is based on one of the tests of forward-compatible parsing in the W3C CSS1 Test Suite, combined with a comment that hides the second rule from IE 4.0 and 5.0 for Windows.
		It is not valid according to the W3C CSS validator, as the exclamation point in not a recognised operator in any current version of CSS.
	www.macedition.com /cb/testers/exclamation.html (116 words)

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