The researcher and wordsmith was inspired to write An Admirable Point: A Brief History of the Exclamation Mark! after realising how much negative feeling surrounds this powerful piece of punctuation.

To hear head coach Lance Leipold tell it, Kansas running backs coach Jonathan Wallace rotated in backup running back Sevion ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominated the first half of their Week 12 matchup with the New York Giants and took a 23-0 lead into ...

An exclamation mark is used to show when something is surprising or forceful. It helps make the meaning of the sentence clear. If you want to shout, cry, or show that you feel strongly about ...

An exclamation point ( ! ) is used to end a sentence expressing strong emotion or commands (Stop!), and may be used to close questions that are meant to convey extreme emotion (What were you thinking!