Worth shouting about.
It explores how ! came about in the first place some six hundred years ago, and uncovers the many ways in which ! has left its mark on art, literature, (pop) culture, and just about any sphere of human activity--from Beowulf to spam emails, ee cummings to neuroscience..
An Admirable Point recuperates the Exclamation mark from its much maligned place at the bottom of the punctuation hierarchy.
So what\'s the deal with ! ? Whether you think it\'s over-used, or enthusiastically sprinkle your writing with it, ! is inescapable.
It\'s bubbly and exuberant, an emotional amplifier whose flamboyantly dramatic gesture lets the reader know: here be feelings! Scott Fitzgerald famously stated Exclamation marks are like laughing at your own joke
Terry Pratchett had a character say that multiple !!! are a \'sure sign of a diseased mind\'. -- Publishers Weekly Few punctuation marks elicit quite as much love or hate as the Exclamation mark.
Illuminating history.
Worth shouting about
