Thank you for posting this article. You serve your readers so well. I welcome the reminder that punctuation is a tool that can serve writers well or not at all well. Words may be our stock-in-trade. But, oh! “Punctual as a Star” Emily Dickinson.
Too, too delicious!
1. Except in poetry, exclamation points should be used sparingly.(Fowler)
2. Women use more exclamation points than men. (Waleski)
No doubt someone, somewhere is building a database of exclamation point usage in poems by women!!!!
BTW: A “haha” is also the name of the ditch separating the groomed grounds from pasture and woodland on the English estate (ca. 18th-century). No need to post “No Trespassing!” signs. The haha served a dual purpose: It kept guests in and the livestock out. Very practical!
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GSR folks,
Thank you for posting this article. You serve your readers so well. I welcome the reminder that punctuation is a tool that can serve writers well or not at all well. Words may be our stock-in-trade. But, oh! “Punctual as a Star” Emily Dickinson.
Amicus poeticae,
Neal
Too, too delicious!
1. Except in poetry, exclamation points should be used sparingly.(Fowler)
2. Women use more exclamation points than men. (Waleski)
No doubt someone, somewhere is building a database of exclamation point usage in poems by women!!!!
BTW: A “haha” is also the name of the ditch separating the groomed grounds from pasture and woodland on the English estate (ca. 18th-century). No need to post “No Trespassing!” signs. The haha served a dual purpose: It kept guests in and the livestock out. Very practical!