http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aExclamation+MarksSearch results for 'tag:Exclamation Marks' matching tag 'Exclamation Marks'en-USXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarks/lzqnn/post.htm#948156Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:16:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:948156mister micawberThere is none. Question marks, exclamation marks and periods are mutually exclusive: they never occur together except for the informal '?!' to express consternation.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ColonExclamationMark/wqhgv/post.htmTue, 26 May 2009 12:51:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:748905anonymousHi, Is it acceptable to use exclamation marks after colon such as: I was seeing something I never thought I'd see: my wife with another man! Is it okay to use exclamation mark after using colon? Alfahttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DoubleQuestionMark/wvczx/post.htm#688597Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:55:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:688597alpheccastarsHere is the rule in American English: (different sources are consistent on this rule, and I suspect British English has the same rule.) When both the whole sentence and the unit enclosed in quotation marks are questions or exclamations, the question or exclamation mark goes inside the closing quotation mark. What does Joseph Campbell believe happens when you "Follow your bliss?" Did Daniel specifically ask, "Did you cheat on me?"http://www.englishforums.com/English/UseOfThe/wdwvc/post.htm#685290Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:56:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:685290grammar geekHi Chipper, and welcome to English Forums. Your replacement was fine, but I bet no one would have noticed the "the"s in the original. Unlike exclamation marks! Which tend to draw the reader's notice!! You could have recast the sentence too: ...are eager for a report on the progress we're making as we prepare for the X project. -- That's just one example of how you could re-do. I usually find if I rewrite the sentence more than twice, I'm probably either over thinking it, or trying to put too much into one sentence. For example, do you really need to say "the progress of the preparation"? Could you simply say "how we're progressing on the X project"?http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedPuntuationMarksAfter/wbzgc/post.htm#674657Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:49:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:674657cliveHi, Do you need punctuation marks (like a period) after these? Yes. In the first two cases, I'd probably use an exclamation mark. Happy birthday (Birthday? a capital B is often used .) I am writing to let you know that I know today is your birthday, John ... A Happy New Year (A happy new year -- in lower letters OK? Capitals are the common usage .) I am writing this letter to let you know that you are great... Good evening. I am writing this email to ask you one question... You could put a comma after this, eg Good evening, I am writing this email to ask you one question Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PunctuationCheckedOver/hbbgl/post.htm#589978Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:57:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:589978cliveHi, I would really appreciate anyone who could check over these sentences to ensure all the punctuation is correct. This is an assignment for a correspondence course I'm taking, and I think I have them mostly right but I'd like to be sure. (This lesson focuses mainly on the period, question mark, exclamation mark, comma, semicolon, colon, dash, apostrophe, hyphen, quotation marks, italics/underlining, parantheses, brackets, slashes, capital letters, numbers) a) Her favourite writers, Joyce Ca r ol Oates and James Dickey, are both contemporary. j) The lawn, a little ragged, needs to be cut; the hedge, shrubs, and ivy need to be trimmed; the flowers need to be watered; and not least of all, the gardener needs to be ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PunctuationCheckedOver/hbbgl/post.htmThu, 20 Nov 2008 17:45:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:589962emchappsHi, I would really appreciate anyone who could check over these sentences to ensure all the punctuation is correct. This is an assignment for a correspondence course I'm taking, and I think I have them mostly right but I'd like to be sure. (This lesson focuses mainly on the period, question mark, exclamation mark, comma, semicolon, colon, dash, apostrophe, hyphen, quotation marks, italics/underlining, parantheses, brackets, slashes, capital letters, numbers) a) Her favourite writers, Joyce Caol Oates and James Dickey, are both contemporary. b) Your faults are an uncontrollable temper, inexperience, and indifference to your work. (should there be a colon after the word are?) c) Since we had driven the car 87,000 kilometres,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/MerryOrHappy/gmxxv/post.htm#564661Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:49:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:564661zeroxI browsed through my last year's notes and found the info I said and there a side note there saying 'obsolete' with three exclamation marks. So, I went to check from the OED the history of 'merry' and, as Clive already mentioned, 'merry' has had a meaning of boisterous joyfulness normally due to alcohol. I'm also inclined to say that my professor, who told this last Christmas, is from the UK and, moreover, he sometimes uses somewhat antiquated English expressions for the sake of both amusing us and showing how the meanings of words change.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMarks3/gjjhw/post.htm#548346Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:13:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:548346vincent teoI just want to confirm, Oh, That's not all! (after Oh, we use comma ? after comma, should I capitalize "That")?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMarks2/gjjhd/post.htm#548197Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:51:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:548197cliveHi, You mean 'are' instead of 'is'? In casual discourse, we are often, well, casual about such things. I was thinking of 'exclamation marks' as one feature of the writing. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMarks1/gjjhb/post.htmTue, 29 Jul 2008 13:43:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:548064vincent teoWhich one is correct? Hello Mark, how are you today? Hello! Mark! how are you today? Hello, Mark, How are you today? Hello, Mark! How are you today?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WellAhem/krpvw/post.htm#839672Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:02:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:839672mcCOMMON NEWBIE MISTAKES There's a good book called How Not To Write a Screenplay I've forgotten where I found this: 76 Things not to do When Writing a Screenplay 1. Don't put your name, address and phone number on the title page. 2. Don't do your homework when choosing a title. 3. Add subtitles below the screenplay's title. 4. Use "Screenplay by" on a spec script instead of "Written by." 5. Add a copyright symbol or WGA registration number on the title page.(This shows 'em you know how the big boys do it - only they don't do it on the title page, or in the header or footer either.) 6. Put the name of a production company on the title page when thescript has not been purchased....http://www.englishforums.com/English/FloodHilariousReview/jxdrx/post.htmTue, 13 May 2008 17:55:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:821352mcI loved this review! +++ The weekend's TV London is flooded, the royals have fled - but don't worry, David Suchet is in charge Nancy Banks-Smith The Guardian, Monday May 5 2008 When you feel lazy, there is a lot to be said for tosh, and tosh was available by the bucketful in Flood (ITV1, Sunday). You will enjoy every hour of it. It does go on a bit. It reminded me very much of James Thurber's The Day the Dam Broke, in which the entire population of Columbus, Ohio, took flight when the dam broke (apart from Thurber's grandfather, who decided to stand and fight, and had to be stunned with an ironing board). It was like the London marathon, with added panic. In Flood, the Thames Barrier is overwhelmed by a storm surge, which...http://www.englishforums.com/English/OffOf/2/cdrd/Post.htm#513065Tue, 13 May 2008 09:14:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513065anonymousWhat really grinds my gears is people saying "off of" when they mean from. The Queen off of London. Stop this now please! (oh and stop using exclamation marks all the time!)http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheExclamationMark/gcvzw/post.htmSat, 10 May 2008 21:48:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:512201dricaHi, the sentences : keep in touch . / keep in touch!!! what is the difference in context by the use of three exclamation marks? what is the message of the writer? thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheQuestionMarkCommaQuotationMark-Debacle/zpmlc/post.htmMon, 31 Mar 2008 15:08:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:494957regcorMy 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? For example, should it be: Newtown Arts Company will present Rogers and Hammerstein's classic musical “Oklahoma ! , ” the second show in its 2008 season. OR: Newtown Arts Company will present Rogers and Hammerstein's classic musical “Oklahoma !” the second show in its 2008 season. Any help would be greatly appreciated!http://www.englishforums.com/English/76ThingsNotToDo/jmlqd/post.htmMon, 31 Mar 2008 00:42:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:814099mcForgotten where this came from. I 76 Things not to do When Writing a Screenplay 1. Don't put your name, address and phone number on the title page. 2. Don't do your homework when choosing a title. 3. Add subtitles below the screenplay's title. 4. Use ³Screenplay by² on a spec script instead of ³Written by.² 5. Add a copyright symbol or WGA registration number on the title page.(This shows 'em you know how the big boys do it - only they don't do it on the title page, or in the header or footer either.) 6. Put the name of a production company on the title page when thescript has not been purchased. (Overconfidence does not win you brownie points.) 7. Write ³First Draft² on the Title Page. 8. Include synopsis,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/IUsedToIMUsedTo/2/lbmw/Post.htm#459650Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:19:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:459650anonymousEladio wrote: What’s the difference between these two sentences? I read both in a dictionary and I’m confused. She wasn’t used to him away but she soon got used to it. Now she is used to seeing him once in a year. She didn’t use to him away but she soon got used to it. Now she is used to seeing him once in a year. The point is that I believe to understand that “She used to” is a past tense, so “She didn’t use to…” is the negative form of this past tense. Now, “She’s used to” is a present tense, so the negative form of this present tense is “She isn’t used to…”. Now, “She wasn’t used to…” sounds to me like a negative (another?) form of the past tense. Is that correct? In above sentences the use of past forms “wasn’t” and “didn’t”...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheExclamationMark/zhpdn/post.htm#456442Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:45:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:456442grammar geekA 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.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeyItsImpossible/zvmqr/post.htm#441006Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:13:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:441006philipMagic-dragon wrote: I'd be happy if someone would answer my question. Thanks in advance. Which is correct A or B? A: "Hey, that's impossible!" B: "Hey, it's impossible!" I think exclamation marks express emphasis, so I think A is OK and B is not so good. Right? Depending entirely on context, one might be better than the other. As for now, both are correct.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeyItsImpossible/zvmqr/post.htmSat, 10 Nov 2007 16:55:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:440997magic-dragonI'd be happy if someone would answer my question. Thanks in advance. Which is correct A or B? A: "Hey, that's impossible!" B: "Hey, it's impossible!" I think exclamation marks express emphasis, so I think A is OK and B is not so good. Right?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zvbnx/post.htm#437818Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:18:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:437818grammar geekIn reverse order, "Please give our love to your family" means, roughly, "please tell your family that I am thinking of them with affection." It's a rather ordinary thing to say - it doesn't have the excitement, surprise, anger, horror, or extreme happiness that would merit an exclamation mark. Congratulations to your mother on her Nobel prize! Now that would merit an exclamation mark. However, I think the writer used these extra exclamation marks to convey the enthusiasm he or she felt; not being able to show with his or her voice her strong affection, etc., exclamation marks were used instead. I use too many of them in my e-mail to my friends as well.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExclamationMark/zvbnx/post.htm#437805Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:25:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:437805anonymouswhat do you mean by ordinary and calam to be typical exclamations ? what do the exclamation marks mean in the sentences ? what does "Please give our love to your family " means ? best wishes ? thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IsThereAnEnglishVerbsList/5/nclx/Post.htm#429449Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:43:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:429449anonymousNo never, never, use that word!!! DON'T FORGET IT!!! BOOBU <edited to remove about 14 instances of the word "never" and about 120 exclamation marks.>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouSay/vxkzq/post.htm#405894Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:03:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:405894cliveHi, Can you say: "Look where i made you go through" (problems) or "Look where i got you in" (problems) No. Say "Look what i made you go through" (problems) or "Look what i got you in to " (problems) You also need to use a capital 'I', or you will lose marks in exams and on essays. And a period, or exclamation mark, at the end. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhenEndingSentenceQuotes/vzwnm/post.htm#361248Sun, 06 May 2007 21:05:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:361248feebs11They ate "pizza"! Punctuation outside the quote marks. What exactly do you mean "exclamation mark inside pizza"?http://www.englishforums.com/English/LarryCableDeltaFarce/jbwvz/post.htm#759014Tue, 01 May 2007 14:48:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:759014jacques e. bouchardYEE-HAA! Boy howdy, a hundred people killed in one day ... did I really just REALLY see that trailer? ME! Death is too good for them. Seems that most of the outrage on the Imdb forums is at the lack of "respect" for American soldiers. The rest of the comments think this is the "FUNNIEST MOVIE EVER!!" (I'm leaving out more exclamation marks). jaybeehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedCritiquePinskysInfernoVersus-MarkMusasInferno/vddhg/post.htmThu, 12 Apr 2007 05:37:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:349815happygilmoreThis essay is giving me Hell . I always seem to have poor organization but I never see it. Can anyone help? Also if there is anything that you know of to help this essay further please post it on here too please. Thank you. Oh yes... If you are wondering about the "Wren 1" and the choppyness, it is because it is in MLA format and I just copy and pasted from my Microsoft Word program. Wren 1 Joshua Wren Mr. LaPalme AP English 12 11 April 2007 Classical Versus New and Improved Satan, lesser than God but master of all that is evil, is banished forever to his icy tomb, never to see the light of God’s heaven again. Dante Alighieri depicts this beast in the ninth level of hell in “Canto 34” of The Inferno . Robert...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowIsTheGrammarOnThis/vbvxz/post.htm#340440Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:39:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:340440lil' ruby roseI believe that the ghost that has appeared before me truly is my father’s spirit, and that everything it has said is true. The ghost did not flee before Horatio’s “cross,” and it shows Christian forbearance towards my “common” mother. Thus, I have no choice but to believe that this spirit truly is my father’s and not a devil trying to imitate him. I have little choice, then: I must avenge his spirit, and kill my uncle, Claudius! My father’s spirit calls to me, and I must avenge his foul murder! This is not a selfish act of revenge, but an act of justice. Claudius is a tyrant: he killed a king, and worse, he killed his own brother, all to satisfy his own private ambitions. He is guilty of a sacrilegious attack upon the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChatPhrasesYouHate/vrzvj/post.htm#335885Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:28:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:335885francescaWestlake wrote: Hey Francesca, 'dawg' is a internet slang and it means 'friend' Thanks Grammar Geek wrote: My second-most-hated thing is "Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Why is it necessary to use so many exclamation marks? (See, I'm a curmudgeon!) I just hate too many exclamation marks too! If you want to emphasize something I guess 3 '!' are more than enough...Can I be Curmudgeon II ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChatPhrasesYouHate/vrzvj/post.htm#335790Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:19:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:335790grammar geekDawg is unfortunately used in real life too. I guess it's replaced "dude" and for that I am grateful, but somehow it just seems wrong for men in their forties in business suits greeting each other with "Hey dawg" and doing that closed fist, tap-knuckles thing. I guess I've become a curmudgeon. Can I change my name here to "Curmudgeon"? My second-most-hated thing is "Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Why is it necessary to use so many exclamation marks? (See, I'm a curmudgeon!) Pucca, I don't like asl either, but not because it's chat slang. I just don't know why my age, sex or location should matter. I don't plan on dating any of these people, so can't we just talk like people?http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheLaboratoryRobertBrowning/dphhn/post.htm#332903Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:45:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:332903anonymousHi im also studying The Laboratory. Here are some of the techniques Browning uses- word chice- eg. "ensnared", "minion", "brave" metaphor- "gold oozing", "devils-smithy" Personification- "brave tree", "bite into its grave" Alliteration- "brand, burn up, bite", "moisten and mash", "poison to poison thee, prithee" use of exclamation marks- shows exitement, reinfources delight ,anger and agitation use of questions- she is curionus, caught up in knowing, delight. stucture and rhyming scheme hope it helps and i haven't responded to latehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TranslationIntoEnglish02/2/dqzpq/Post.htm#332416Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:12:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:332416helaIn French you would leave a space between a word and a semi-colon, a colon, a question mark and an exclamation mark. By the way, there's another technical term in English for "suspention marks", what is it? All the besthttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CapitalLettersNeeded/dpqdv/post.htm#328948Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:02:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:328948puccaYou are all great! Oh, oh..I don't know what I was thinking about..!Maybe it's that I haven't slept these days..well, I just realised that in Spanish there is no need to use capital letters after ":" and not after exclamation marks or question marks! I don't know how it is called in English. And my next question is..is capital needed after ":" aswell? Thanks for your help!http://www.englishforums.com/English/CapitalLettersNeeded/dpqdv/post.htmTue, 13 Feb 2007 23:52:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:328937puccaI don't really know where to post this. It's not a grammar question nether a vocabulary in my opinion.. Well, should we use a capital letter after a question mark or an exclamation mark? This question came to my mind in a sudden when I was writing a post... ...I know, I know..it's a stupid question... but I've never known that, well, maybe it's like Spanish and there is no need of capital letters after the marks... Thank you in advance!http://www.englishforums.com/English/PunctuationUsingQuotesDelimiter-RatherQuoting/dpcmg/post.htm#325287Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:29:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:325287inchoateknowledge"The way I learned it (which may or may not be right), commas and periods always go inside the quotation marks. Question marks and exclamation marks go inside the quotation marks if they refer to the quote, and outside if they refer to the sentence the quote is a part of." This is my takehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SentencesBulletedListPeriod/dxwcn/post.htm#321808Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:09:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:321808grammar geekClive wrote: If possible, use either all sentences or all point form. I couldn't agree more! If you have the freedom to copy edit instead of simply proofread, make them parallel!! (Goodness, I've used three exclamation marks. Can you tell I feel strongly about this?)http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishSpanishFrenchGermanPhrases-Sentences/4/cdvvm/Post.htm#316040Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:45:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:316040anonymousIt just means that when question or exclamation marks are used, they occur in pairs. It kind of makes sense when you're reading a sentence to know up front whether it will have one of these two exclamation marks at the end, so you gauge your intonation accordingly.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouCorrectItPlz/dzjzj/post.htm#277896Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:33:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:277896nona the britI think this is a good letter. Personally I'd drop all but one or two of the exclamation marks as they make you sound a bit frantic. Dear ____, Sorry for not getting round to writing sooner, but I´ve been snowed under with lot of things!I´m writing to remind you that you owe me one!If you want to know what it is, go on reading!! Firstly, I´d like to tell you that you´ll have a lot on your plate during the Summer! Guess what I´ve thought of ? Why don´t we take the road to Santiago?! There we can talk about all the things that happened these months, make up for all those moments that we´ve been separated and the best of all, we would have time for us!!Not only can it be our best Summer, but also it would be a challenge! On top of that...http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedHelpWithGrammar/dcqdg/post.htm#265084Sun, 10 Sep 2006 17:52:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:265084nona the britHi Huxley, Welcome to the forum. Yes, you are correct. Question marks (?) and exclamation marks (!) always show that the sentence (not clause) has ended, in the same way as a full stop. Therefore, you need to start the next word, which is the first word of a new sentence, with a capital letter. If you are working on capitals then it might be a good idea to start using them correctly in all parts of your writing, to get into good habits, and not just in theoretical examples. So don't forget that all sentences must start with a capital letter and that 'I' is always capitalised.http://www.englishforums.com/English/GuidelinesPostingControversial-Subjects/drjdl/post.htmMon, 07 Aug 2006 00:05:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:253226mrpedantic1. Please do not make personal attacks on other members when their views differ from yours. Any such posts will be deleted. 2. Be aware that English Forums welcomes members from all religions and all nations. There are likely to be local conflicts between those religions and nations from time to time. We do not expect members to pursue those conflicts in these forums. We do expect members to treat all other members courteously and with respect. 3. Remember that this is a forum for the study of English. Put it into words, not pictures. Graphic or disturbing images are likely to be deleted. 4. Do not copy large chunks of text from other websites. Say what you have to say in your own words. Any uncredited quotations will be deleted. 5....http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursFaithfullyYoursSincerely/9/bgw/Post.htm#252091Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:49:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:252091anonymousWith regards to exclamation marks, surely the language used should denote the emotion. Only in reported speach should you need an exclamation mark to show that the words were expressed forcefully.http://www.englishforums.com/English/YouAreAStar/cpmxz/post.htm#245095Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:42:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:245095mrpedantic"You're a star!" is fairly common in both emails and spoken British English. There are some constraints on its usage, though: 1. It's mostly used by people under 40. 2. It's very seldom used by one male to another male. 3. It's characteristic of office life, rather than home life. (It would sound a little strange at home.) Possible context: you email some information to a colleague. She emails back: "You are a STAR!" or "You are an absolute star!!!" or even "You are a *!!!!!". (For some reason, the kind of people who use this phrase are also the kind of people who favour multiple exclamation marks.) MrPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IAmBackThreepod/13/bjvvm/Post.htm#202032Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:18:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:202032adomiMrPedantic wrote: Not if they see PF's eight exclamation marks first. Uhmm, good point. Well we better not take that risk. Let's change the line-up and look at the substitution bench. Eureka!.... P aco2004. I think now we're good.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IAmBackThreepod/13/bjvvm/Post.htm#201966Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:08:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:201966mrpedanticNot if they see PF's eight exclamation marks first.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HairyChest/27/vvcw/Post.htm#201685Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:04:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:201685adomiLazarus wrote: MrPedantic wrote: Eight exclamation marks? I can't help feeling that someone's exaggerating a little. MrP Is someone feeling jealous, MrP? Lazarus MrP, looks like you'll have to compete, come rain or shine.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HairyChest/27/vvcw/Post.htm#201653Tue, 28 Feb 2006 01:28:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:201653lazarusMrPedantic wrote: Eight exclamation marks? I can't help feeling that someone's exaggerating a little. MrP Is someone feeling jealous, MrP? Lazarushttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HairyChest/27/vvcw/Post.htm#201626Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:50:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:201626mrpedanticEight exclamation marks? I can't help feeling that someone's exaggerating a little. MrPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HaveToMust/3/cgrvr/Post.htm#197664Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:32:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:197664mrpedanticHanuman_2000 wrote: 4. "You have to read Swan's Practical English Usage!" 4a. "You must read Swan's Practical English Usage!" — here, both sentences mean the same thing: "if you want a wildly enjoyable or instructive experience, read Swan." You have explained the meaning of (2) and (3). But 4 and 4a are essentialy same as (2) and (3), then why there is different meanig. It is beacuse of exclamatory marks. Hello Hanuman It's because of the different intonation (the strong stress on "must/have to"), which I've tried to suggest with the italics (and exclamation marks). The strongly stressed "obligative" version of 4a ("it is imperative that you read Swan") might be notated thus: 4b. "You must read Swan's...