For years, I resisted the exclamation point. In emails, I typed “Hi”; not “Hi!” “8:30”; not “8:30!” And “Disregard previous email. I found a large binder clip”; not “Disregard previous email!! I found ...

How Many Exclamation Points Are Too Many in an Email? A Psychologist Weighs In originally appeared on Parade. Writing an email might seem like common sense—just type out what you want to say and hit ...

Priscilla Jensen’s review of “An Admirable Point: A Brief History of the Exclamation Mark!” by Florence Hazrat (Bookshelf, April 7) reminds me of something the novelist D. Keith Mano wrote in National ...

Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, and University of Southern California report that exclamation point use is widely read as feminine and shapes impressions of warmth, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leadership professor, job market journalist-analyst, business advisor. Apr 16, 2024, 10:36pm EDT Apr 17, 2024, 09:02am EDT Jose ...

Dear Annie: My brother recently told me that my sister-in-law (his wife) was anxious about an upcoming family lunch we’d both be at because she thought I was mad at her. The reason? I’d responded to ...

Symantec finds 5 out of the 6 most commonly used words in spam have exclamation points. These punctuation marks activate the human alarm system — speeding up brain processes and exaggerating judgment ...