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Exclamation Points in Creative Writing - CMOS Shop Talk
| Exclamation Points in Creative Writing - CMOS Shop Talk CMOS Shop Talk From the Chicago Manual of...Manual of Style Contact Join Exclamation Points in Creative Writing Carol Saller / April 19, 2022... Exclamation points are controversial. Writers can’t be blamed if they’re confused! Exclamation has always... |
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| exclamation mark? For instance, “Who could blame him” is clearly a question, but in context becomes...more like an exclamation. A. You can use an exclamation point. Readers will understand: Who could... |
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| italics or should I use “quotation marks”? Also, can a question mark and an exclamation point be... exclamation mark. Quotation marks do not usually indicate emphasis. Rather, they indicate irony or double...all the exclamation points removed. Try to reserve those marks for shouting.... |
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| FAQ Item Punctuation Q. Can a semicolon ever accompany an exclamation point? I’m not at liberty to...what the rule is. A. I think your solution is a good one; a semicolon after an exclamation point... |
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| technically an imperative sentence, which should end with a period (or exclamation point), but in many...that using the question mark for the statement or exclamation doesn’t allow us a way to... |
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| FAQ Item Punctuation Q. Is it correct to have the exclamation point or question mark immediately...question mark and exclamation mark, as you would a colon, semicolon, or comma.... |
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| guide. Thank you. A. Yes, it is. Please see CMOS 5.216 (“Exclamations”). (Tip: You can find a word in CMOS by typing it into the search box.)... |
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| FAQ Item Quotations and Dialogue Q. In a dialogue tag after a question or an exclamation (e.g... |
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| exclamation mark at the end of a sentence in formal writing? This author is giving me a fit with... |
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| find a current rule to support my writing “Yes sir!” as an exclamation (or “Yes ma’am!”) in the manner... |
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