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From: "Lori A. Moreland" <lamorela -at- CLE -dot- AB -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 16:34:47 -0400

Les Klein says:

The exclamation mark should never be used just for emphasis.

Then why does my Harbrace College Handbook directly contradict this, to wit:

"Use the exclamation point after an emphatic interjection and after a phrase,
clause or sentence to express a high degree of surprise, incredulity, or other
strong emotion."

The associated example is classic:

"Oh! A pox on them both!"

My 'lil grammar book goes on to warn me against overuse. But all it tells me to
do is to use a comma after mild interjections. Nothing at all in there about
italics, bolding, or underlining.
Wonder how it feels about emoticons? %-D


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