Re: When to use 'Yours Sincerely, Faithfully, or Thanks'

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:49:54 GMT

With 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.

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goldmund — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 15:01:33 GMT

Dear Olga,

It is my opinion that the structure is the exclamatory interrogative.

It is interrogative in structure. It is exclamatory in nature. It expresses a strong assertion.

It is common to find such a sentence with an exclamation mark: Â«Didn't I dance!Â»

Kind regards,

Goldmund

Re: When to use 'Yours Sincerely, Faithfully, or Thanks'

Tallulah Tam — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:27:12 GMT

"To my mind there are onlt two rules to English usage: write what you mean in as short and clear a way as possible, and never use multiple exclamation marks at the end of a sentence. (In fact, never use exclamation marks, you probably don't need it.) "

Dear Guest,

The above statement is probably correct in a business setting, however I do not agree with your statement generally.

Exclamation marks are used to denote emotion. How else can one show feelings on paper? Here in this forum we have emoticons, to show emotion, but prose generally would be very boring without exclamation marks!

I have used one at the end of that sentence as an illustration to denote that that is what I think. It is a statement which either implies a question, what do YOU think about that? Or begs an answer. It also could imply that I have made a dogmatic statement I believe to be correct and I EXPECT you to agree with me. That is usually the case when multiple exclamation marks are used. Strictly speaking my use of an exclamation mark at the end of that particular sentence was incorrect, they are better saved for, Good God! or A fine friend you have turned out ot be! or You've burnt the cakes again! (But who's strict?)

With regard to wrting being short and clear, Shakespeare is neither short nor clear.

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