exclamation mark
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃən ˌmɑːk/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃən ˌmɑɹk/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
exclamation mark (plural exclamation marks)
- The punctuation mark “!” (generally used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).
- 2006 Feb. 3, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 2:
- Subject: Fire... Dear Sir-stroke-Madam: Fire. Exclamation mark. Fire. Exclamation mark. Help me. Exclamation mark. 123 Carendon Road. Looking forward to hearing from you. All the best, Maurice Moss.
- 2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 40:
- Traditionally, the exclamation mark has been used sparingly, especially in formal writing.
- The excessive use of exclamation marks devalues their effect, but is typical of concise genres such as cartoons, not reference works!
- 2006 Feb. 3, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 2:
Synonyms
- (punctuation “!”): exclamation, exclamation point (USA); shriek (Britain); bang (USA); ecphoneme (obsolete); mark of admiration (obsolete); note of admiration (obsolete); note of exclamation (obsolete); note of interjection (obsolete); pling (computing); astonisher; screamer, interjection point (obsolete)
Translations
punctuation “!”
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See also
- ¡ (inverted exclamation mark/point)
- ‼ (double exclamation mark/point)
- ‽ (interrobang)
- ⁈
- ⁉
- ﹗ (small exclamation mark/point)
- ❢ (dingbat)
- ❣ (dingbat)
- ՜ (!) (Armenian)
- ᥄ (!) (Limbu)
- apostrophe ( ' ) ( ’ )
- curly brackets or braces (US) ( { } )
- square brackets or brackets (US) ( [ ] )
- colon ( : )
- comma ( , )
- dashes ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― )
- ellipsis ( … )
- exclamation mark ( ! )
- fraction slash ( ⁄ )
- guillemets ( « » ) ( ‹ › )
- hyphen ( - ) ( ‐ )
- interpunct ( · )
- interrobang (rare) ( ‽ )
- brackets or parentheses (US, Canada) ( ( ) )
- full stop or period (US, Canada) ( . )
- question mark ( ? )
- quotation marks (formal) ( ‘ ’ ‚ ) ( “ ” „ )
- quotation marks (informal, computing) ( " ) ( ' )
- semicolon ( ; )
- slash or stroke (UK) ( / )
- space ( ] [ )
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