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People have ~feelings~ about the exclamation point (Florence Hazrat interview)

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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The History of the Exclamation Mark

The mark was actually called point or probably note. The Latin would be punctus at merativos. But then in English speaking Renaissance, people started to call it a note,. It took quite a long time until the first mark was being used. And Dr. Johnson in his dictionary in I think 1765 uses a note of exclamation.

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