Drica  +  456395 Sun, 23 Dec 07 05:54 PM Hi, Is there any difference if I say:     We are off to Europe for 15 days. Can´t wait.  /  We are off to Rurope for 15 days. Can´t wait ! does the use of the exclamation mark  make any difference ? thanks Drica Joined on Thu, Nov 1 2007 Junior Member 60 Exclamation Marks

	Drica  +  456432 Sun, 23 Dec 07 08:20 PM  Marius Hancu wrote: It gives more intensity. "Can't wait." sounds bored Hi ! just one more qustion.  If I wrote " Well, Guess what . we are off to Europe for 15 days. I have always wanted to gpo there and now we are getting the opportunity.Can´t wait." with Guess what without an exclamation mark  and analizing the whole sentence would that still sound bored? thanks Drica Exclamation Marks

	Grammar Geek  +  456442 Sun, 23 Dec 07 09:45 PM A little, yes. Use a colon, perhaps, or even a question mark. Too many exclamation marks can look silly. (I use way too many in my e-mail to friends.) Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,506 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Colons, Question Marks, Exclamation Marks