http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#967323Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:55:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:967323Clive0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#967323http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-967323.xmlHi, Is it okay to use an exclamation mark (!) while addressing in my email... e.g. Hi! YourName, Hi Tom! How are you doing? Thanks (Why are you saying &#39;thanks&#39;? Tom has not done anything, and you have not asked him to do anything.) MyName Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#967320Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:53:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:967320Delmobile1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#967320http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-967320.xml&quot;Hi!&quot; is a sentence by itself. Dear Jane, Hi! I bet you thought you&#39;d never hear from me again. I&#39;ve been very busy since the move but I hate to lose touch with my friends, so I thought I&#39;d write you. The correct way to use &quot;hi&quot; with a name is the same as &quot;hello&quot;- with a comma separating the two, and then end punctuation. &quot;Hello, Jane. It&#39;s good to see you back at school.&quot; &quot;Hi, Jane! Wow, you look great!&quot; In these days of text messaging and other truncated communication, one does see things like &quot;hi Jane - sorry to ask this at the last minute but could you put those tickets at the front desk &amp; I&#39;ll come by for them later, thanks...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#967288Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:16:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:967288Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#967288http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-967288.xmlIs it okay to use an exclamation mark (!) while addressing in my email... e.g. Hi! YourName, How are you doing? Thanks MyNamehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#521411Fri, 22 May 2009 01:03:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:521411Delmobile3http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#521411http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-521411.xmlAn editor I worked for told me he&#39;d been taught to always go back over anything he wrote and eliminate every exclamation point except one---and then, go back one more time and take that one out too. I&#39;d say only use them when writing dialogue, and then very, very sparingly.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#521387Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:03:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:521387MrPedantic4http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#521387http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-521387.xmlFirst master the full stop, the question mark and the comma. Mastery of the exclamation mark will then surely follow. MrPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#520591Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:03:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:520591Clive5http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#520591http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-520591.xmlHi, Have you read the other posts in this thread? Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#520549Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:03:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:520549Anonymous6http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#520549http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-520549.xmlin which sentences can is use the exclamatory mark and what is the use of ithttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#345068Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:03:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:345068Anonymous7http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/3/zwpz/Post.htm#345068http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-345068.xmlAhh!!! poor Dominick. Guest wrote: In which sentence do I use exclamation mark(!)? Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194964Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:03:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:194964Clive8http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194964http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-194964.xmlHi Julie, Next thing, you're going to tell me my yellow dinner jacket isn't working, either! Clive (Actually, my Corvette is my loved one.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194962Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:03:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:194962julielai9http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194962http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-194962.xmlClive wrote: Gee, Women! I thought you liked my red dinner jacket and my yellow Corvette!!! Actually, women prefer red Corvettes. (Now you know how to impress your loved one.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194831Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:03:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:194831MrPedantic10http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194831http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-194831.xmlThere is a common misconception that adding several exclamation marks will make any statement devastatingly amusing... (But then there's another common misconception that adding three little dots makes any statement immensely dry...) MrPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194481Fri, 22 May 2009 01:03:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:194481rishonly11http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194481http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-194481.xmlClive wrote: Hi, In a sense, yes, it does give that impression! Clive Are you shouting at me using the exclamatory mark (!) after the word impression.?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194480Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:03:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:194480Clive12http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194480http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-194480.xmlHi, In a sense, yes, it does give that impression! Although if you really, really want to shout, TRY THIS AS WELL!!! Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194471Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:03:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:194471rishonly13http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194471http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-194471.xmlGoodman wrote: A ”hello!” with exclamation gives an impression of shouting. Interesting!. I have never heard of this interpretation. What do you other natives think?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194467Fri, 22 May 2009 01:03:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:194467Clive14http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194467http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-194467.xmlGee, Women! I thought you liked my red dinner jacket and my yellow Corvette!!! Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194455Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:03:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:194455julielai15http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194455http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-194455.xmlMy writing handbook says: "Exclamation marks attract attention. They are vigorous marks with the subtlety of a yellow Corvette or a red dinner jacket." (So use it sparingly.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194435Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:03:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:194435Goodman16http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/2/zwpz/Post.htm#194435http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-194435.xmlOne thing I have learned through my learning years is that overly used or misused exclamation in letter, correspondence and e-mails can cause reactions to readers. A simple “hello” signifies a greeting. A ”hello!” with exclamation gives an impression of shouting. Exclamation does cause negative reactions and emotions, especially with group e-mail concernig something or people at work where multiple recipients are addressed. Use it sparingly.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#194413Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:03:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:194413MrPedantic17http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#194413http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-194413.xmlBecause it's an imperative. MrPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#194404Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:03:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:194404Anonymous18http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#194404http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-194404.xmlwhy do there have a ! after play ball!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#88878Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:03:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:88878abbie194819http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#88878http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-88878.xmlOnly informally.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#88747Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:03:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:88747Guest20http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#88747http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-88747.xmljust a quick (slightly) related question: Is it permissable to use and exclamation within parenthesisa and then continue with the same sentence? example: "it's (nearly!) time to start revising for my exams."http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#27201Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:03:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:27201Pemmican21http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#27201http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-27201.xml>> First of all, it is not necessary to use exclamation marks at all and some would say it is better not to,... This is a point noone actually told me at school - in German however, exclamation marks are commonly used, also for those sentences you'd never use one in English. Often we use more than one exclammation mark, too. When I found out that you better shouldn't use them as often in English, I try to avoid them.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#27156Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:03:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:27156rommie22http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#27156http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-27156.xmlAnd never use more than one exclamation mark. That just sucks!!!!! Rommiehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#27149Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:03:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:27149Guest23http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#27149http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-27149.xmlWhat a difficult question! First of all, it is not necessary to use exclamation marks at all and some would say it is better not to, so don't worry too much about them. When they are used it is for emphasis. Sentences with exclamation marks are more emphatic than the same sentences without. eg. compare "what a surprise" and "what a surprise!" (the latter sounds like more of a surprise than the former) "hello" and "hello!" the second has a bit more energy and enthusiasm. Don't overuse exclamation marks - it's a bit naff!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#27148Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:03:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:27148betterwriting7424http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htm#27148http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-27148.xmlMy opinion: I think you can use exclamation mark in every kind of sentence in which you want to add your "emotion" in the sentence. You can even add exclamation mark in question sentence. For example: Is it true?(!)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htmWed, 22 Apr 2009 01:03:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:27137Guest25http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zwpz/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-27137.xmlIn which sentence do I use exclamation mark(!)? Thanks