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Her exclamation indicates that the Eltons are behaving in an unusual, perhaps modish, manner.
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Maybe she wrote the message as a reminder to herself; maybe it was written in disbelief; maybe the exclamation mark indicates joy that she had actually arrived at this fearful age, when all minors are emancipated and the future beckons, a vast and unknowable frontier.
Vocalizations such as ouch were common, as well as words such as eina; eish (an isiZulu exclamation that indicates disapproval or surprise) or hurt.
More exclamation points indicates more excitement at the opportunity to talk to you, which could signify that she likes you.
In our time, the writing of Tom Wolfe has made stylish use of the dash; he combines it with italics and the midsentence exclamation point to indicate herky-jerkiness or panic in thinking.
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A question mark indicates a rising tone, an exclamation point a falling tone.
Consider adding an exclamation point if the title seems to indicate an impassioned or imperative statement.
"An exclamation point added in brackets to quoted material to indicate editorial protest or amusement is strongly discouraged, since it appears contemptuous," the authors counsel.
There is also a second set of title cards, printed in a plainer font, without multiple exclamation points, to indicate scenes that are still missing.
But there are more generalised reasons to be wary: Admiral's bizarre pseudoscientific claim that exclamation mark use indicated a bad driver, for instance.
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