By Commas, Exclamation marks

Let me unbamboozle you then. An exclamation mark after "Thank you" is OK if you want a bright and breezy style. It would not be appropriate in a very formal letter. "The Management" is also OK. If that's the end of the sign-off then there should not be a comma after...

First master the full stop, the question mark and the comma. Mastery of the exclamation mark will then surely follow.MrP

qtDear Mark, I had the same question and found this online. Hope it helps! Lynn 1. Punctuation with parentheses. As in the model sentence above, periods and other end punctuation go outside the close of a parenthesis. No punctuation mark can precede a parenthesis, but a comma can follow...

Hi Ray, Thanks for your help, however, I was wondering if there should be a comma when you have the title of a play (or book, or movie, etc.) with punctuation (like a question mark of exclamation mark) as part of the actual title. If I wanted to say - "Oklahoma!" the classic musical...

My colleague and I have been wondering about this for a while...If you're referring to a title with a question mark or exclamation mark, which typically requires quotation marks around it, should you use a comma along with exclamation mark and quotation mark when continuing the sentence? ...

You did a good job on this. I would make only a couple changes, and a few are open to interpretation. 1) If he said it kindly, and didn't shout, then use a comma, not an exclamation mark, which would indicate that he's shouting. 2) Don't make "That's the same as...

Brunces wrote:Doubt #2Sometimes, I see periods which contain direct speech within quotes. For example:The father arrived home and said, "Honey, I'm here!" and then dropped his briefcase on the couch.1) Is the writing this period correct? Shouldn't I use colon before the direct speech? I never do...

Mister Micawber wrote: 1) What can we call the package that helicopters throw on the land when there is a catastrophe happens? -- (Emergency) Aid packages? Air drops? 2) About punctuation, should we punctuate before or after the : She told me," I want to go out. " or She told me," I want to...

1) What can we call the package that helicopters throw on the land when there is a catastrophe happens? -- (Emergency) Aid packages? Air drops? 2) About punctuation, should we punctuate before or after the : She told me," I want to go out. " or She told me," I want to go out".) -- Most...

Anonymous wrote:Would it be, "I was a contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionare?". I'm asking if the period following the sentence is nessacary in both AP and "universally accepted" style. Thanks.This is correct. Firstly, it is the title of a programme and the question mark is a part...