The Sunday Magazine18:33Word Processing: The exclamation mark has a rich history! And it deserves more respect!
The exclamation mark has arguably seen better days.
The explosion of emojis on smartphones and social media offers hundreds of alternatives to the old-fashioned exclamation mark. On the other hand, its excessive use by some public figures has led critics to malign its oversaturation in public discourse.
But literary scholar Florence Hazrat argues we could use more exclamation marks — or exclamation points, depending on your preference — in our lives, not fewer.
“I’m not only exclaiming in text messages, I’m also exclaiming in emails and on social media and
