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So at work part of my job is to randomly generate passwords for people who forget their login password or unable to log in.
Every time (literally 100% of the time) I get an password with a ! in it I tell the person on the phone "exclamation mark" and they read it back to me "exclamation point" -_- Not following my leadership at all.
Being a semi-grammar nazi, I need to know which one it is.
Poll: Is it an exclamation mark or an exclamation point? (Vote): Exclamation mark (Vote): Exclamation point
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United States24342 Posts
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I specifically remember learning this in like kindergarten. They taught us both.
I think I say point more often, but I have no way of telling except now I'll make note of which one I use. hah.
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On November 14 2008 10:54 micronesia wrote: Interchangeable!
Fixed!
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is awesome32246 Posts
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exclamation mark : exclamation point :: question mark : question point
no one says question point
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United States24342 Posts
On November 14 2008 11:06 paper wrote: exclamation mark : exclamation point :: question mark : question point
no one says question point Lol is this serious or a joke...
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Mark! totally not a point it has a point
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I just realized I say exclamation point. I thought I was a mark kind of guy.
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Exclamation point.
Or "bang" :p
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Exclamation mark Never heard a single person in my life say exclamation point...
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On November 14 2008 11:06 paper wrote: exclamation mark : exclamation point :: question mark : question point
no one says question point
What kind of logic is this?
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On November 14 2008 11:53 Straylight wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2008 11:06 paper wrote: exclamation mark : exclamation point :: question mark : question point
no one says question point What kind of logic is this?
That's the exact same logic I had. It's all about consistency. Question mark, exclamation mark, dark mark, etc.
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On November 14 2008 11:41 Grobyc wrote: Exclamation mark Never heard a single person in my life say exclamation point... same here
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On November 14 2008 11:56 Newbistic wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2008 11:53 Straylight wrote:On November 14 2008 11:06 paper wrote: exclamation mark : exclamation point :: question mark : question point
no one says question point What kind of logic is this? That's the exact same logic I had. It's all about consistency. Question mark, exclamation mark, dark mark, etc. That comparison could easily point the other way: i.e. that exclamation point was the original, and people like you began using exclamation mark by analogy with question mark. But why speculate: let's check the sources:
OEDILF lists both "exclamation mark" and "exclamation point", as well as "bang".
The original OED indicates that the original word for ! was "point of exclamation", "note of exclamation", or simply "exclamation". Both "exclamation mark" and "exclamation point" were originally U.S. usages, although now they have spread.
OED cites 1864 Webster's Dictionary with "exclamation point". It has an 1896 citation for "mark of exclamation". Its first citation for "exclamation mark" is from 1926, from Fowler's Modern English Usage, no less.
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if you think it's exclamation point then your parents didn't love you enough
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hmm, i use Exclamation point more then mark.
I was taught in school that its called Exclamation mark, but i hear point more then mark so i just picked it up as point.
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Exclamation mark Question mark
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It's point. Anyone who says different is wrong.
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I thought you were trying to yell Wikipedia's main page at me... /bad joke
I have heard both, but I personally prefer mark.
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According to the renowned scholar Google, "exclamation mark" has 826,000 hits and "exclamation point" has 2,090,000 hits.
However, in a stunning turn of events, the wikipedia talk page offers "dog's cock", which I think should take precedence over both of the above terms.
Poll: Best term for ! (Vote): Exclamation point (Vote): Exclamation mark (Vote): Bang (Vote): Dog's cock
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there's some really old rap song that i can't remember anything about except that one of the lines is very clearly pronounced: "ex-cla-mation POINT" (emphasis theirs) the defence rests
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On November 14 2008 12:07 qrs wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2008 11:56 Newbistic wrote:On November 14 2008 11:53 Straylight wrote:On November 14 2008 11:06 paper wrote: exclamation mark : exclamation point :: question mark : question point
no one says question point What kind of logic is this? That's the exact same logic I had. It's all about consistency. Question mark, exclamation mark, dark mark, etc. That comparison could easily point the other way: i.e. that exclamation point was the original, and people like you began using exclamation mark by analogy with question mark. But why speculate: let's check the sources:
if exclamation mark, exclamation point, and question mark are frequently used, but not question point, how does it point the other way? lol
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How can it be a point? There is a point in it yes, but the object as a whole is not just a point, it's a mark.
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Exclamation mark...point just sounds strange.
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You say Po-ta-to, I saw Po-ta-toe.
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On November 14 2008 17:00 SiegeTanksandBlueGoo wrote: You say Po-ta-to, I saw Po-ta-toe. KILL YOURSELF
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On November 14 2008 11:41 Grobyc wrote: Exclamation mark Never heard a single person in my life say exclamation point...
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why is this thread still going on ;; it was proven in the first reply that both are fine. it's like debating over whether a word should be spelled favor or favour -_-;
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On November 14 2008 17:25 SpiritoftheTuna wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2008 17:00 SiegeTanksandBlueGoo wrote: You say Po-ta-to, I saw Po-ta-toe. KILL YOURSELF
If your thoughts were somewhat coherent, you would realize I was talking about how it doesn't matter because the difference is only what people think it is.
I don't particularly fucking cared if some girl at my school just raped your heart. It doesn't mean you have to go on bitching about it. We care so much. It was last august for god sakes. Grow up.
edit: spelled cuss words wrong. =]
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I didn't even notice there were two ways of saying it. Why did you take away my innocence???
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It actually is an Exclamation Point
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South Africa4316 Posts
It seems like both are fine, but that Americans (as in US, not Canada) tend to say Exclamation point (thus explaining the google search), while the rest of the world primarily uses exclamation mark. I have never in my life heard anyone call it an exclamation point
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oh come on guys wheres the flame
first
So at work part of my job is to randomly generate passwords for people
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Not following my leadership at all.
... what leadership?
second why so pointless blog Might as well make a fakesteve Blog thread as well as his youtube video thread Jesus christ so many of them; at least with videos; most of the time it's fairly entertaining or amusing.
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