There are few things more annoying than poor grammar in work emails! The Wall Street Journal recently published an article on the tyranny of the exclamation point in the office, and boy did I have a ...

Exclamation points used to be a rare signal of extreme intensity. Now they're everywhere, from news headlines to business emails and text messages. Thanks to our smartphone-obsessed culture, the ...

I have nothing against rules. They’re indispensable when playing Monopoly or gin rummy, and their observance can go a long way toward improving a ride on the subway. The rule of law? Big fan. The ...

There's a lot of pressure associated with texting a new match — something as simple as "LOL" may be the reason you never hear from him again. Even an exclamation point seems to tick some people off.

Exclamation points used to be something you allowed yourself, a secret weapon unsheathed only at a rare and necessary moment, like Wolverine’s adamantium claws. To throw them around willy-nilly was a ...

Plenty of people are guilty of using exclamation points a little too freely from time to time, but apparently James Franklin is one of those who uses them in excess. The Penn State football coach ...

Boo! Chiz!! Frantic news!!! The Department for Education has issued a ukase (or “guidance”, as they prefer to call it) on the use of exclamation marks by seven-year-olds. Nigel Molesworth and JCT ...

Benjamin Dreyer shares his decades of language experience in his new book, "Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style." Grammar Guru Banishes The Exclamation Mark In New Grammar ...

I have nothing against rules. They’re indispensable when playing Monopoly or gin rummy, and their observance can go a long way toward improving a ride on the subway. The rule of law? Big fan. The ...