Do you use exclamation points in work emails?
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My take: Exclamation points only belong after the words fire and help.
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When I was an editor I told my reporters they had one exclamation point to use and it could only be deployed if they saw Jesus or Elvis.
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Pick. Up. The. Damn. Phone!
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An introvert’s nightmare

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@BillSimmons once proposed there s/b something between the meanings of periods & exclamation points to denote "enthusiasm, but not *too* excited". His suggestion a raised + at end of a sentence. I like+ -
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But exclamation mark means abrupt. It basically means drop the microphone imho.
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But it can also mean excitement and enthusiasm.
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Ellipses are underrated...
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I love ellipses. I can't remember a time I've used them at work, though. Hm...
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I throw them in the mix with exclamation marks... They're not as harsh as a period and I'm not about to send an email with more than one smiling emoji... I'm not a lunatic.
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Emojis are for people who are expressive .
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Any single sentence text with a full stop had a second sentence during the drafting process
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Count me in camp “has had enough and would like things to go back to the way they used to be when there wasn’t so much hinging on this tiny little torture device”
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Traditionally the ! is not used in professional communication. It has been adapted to more frequent usage in social media that seeks to provide a more authentic "voice" in texts and other abbreviated expressions. I suspect this is a case of shifting linguistic norms.
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I’ve noticed of late; my use of exclamation marks increased proportionately with the f**king tensio!!!!!!!!!nnn!!!!!!
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