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An exclamation point is the Swiss Army knife of punctuation. It means we’re thrilled that you got the promotion (”yay!”); or that we are truly “on it!” and don’t begrudge you for ...
Like the fissionable atom, punctuation marks are wee items capable of causing a tremendous release of energy. Passionate ...
Priscilla Jensen’s review of “An Admirable Point: A Brief History of the Exclamation Mark!” by Florence Hazrat (Bookshelf, April 7) reminds me of something the novelist D. Keith Mano wrote ...
Crescent Real Estate is hoping its two new residential towers will be the exclamation point on the Uptown neighborhood that’s grown around its landmark complex. The first— the 31-story 2811 ...
“This moment is an exclamation point in history for Alameda County,” Price told a gallery of more than 125 people moments after being sworn in at Rene C. Davidson Courthouse.
So is italics: It's OK to use it to highlight important terms in quotes, or terms that you're trying to distinguish from each other in your arguments, but don't use it as an exclamation point. B.
Do you recognize the symbol above? It’s a warning light in your instrument panel and looks like a U-shaped pictograph with treads and an exclamation point in the middle. Any idea what it means ...
At some point, it just became fans yelling into the void. It was never going to change, it would seem, but the overarching message was out there for everybody to see. The Yankees had to have seen it.
Instead, Hunter added an exclamation point to his already rock-solid case. With the win, Colorado kept its hopes of a berth in the Big 12 title game alive, though they will need some help from the ...
The film humorously explores the world of punctuation, particularly focusing on the importance of periods, exclamation points, and question marks in writing. It presents a fictional "period room ...
PHOENIX -- The Washington Nationals put an exclamation point on an encouraging month of May, scoring 10 runs in the first inning during an 11-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.
Late Wednesday, the Red Sox agreed to terms with star infielder Alex Bregman, putting an exclamation point on an excellent offseason.. It’s a three-year, $120 million contract with deferred ...