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islasmum | 11:53 Wed 11th Jan 2012 | Phrases & Sayings
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I say that when you reach the end of a sentence with an exclamation mark, you do not have to put a full stop as well - the other half says that you should do so. What do other AB's think?
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No, you don't need a full stop if you have used an exclamation mark.

It would look stupid if you did!.
(I have a terrible fear that I'm about to get told I'm wrong).
! no full stop for me.
No as Evian says the exclamation mark only.
no full stop needed
The exclamation mark includes a fullstop!
Absolutely no full stop with an exclamation mark.
Nope, I wouldnt, but what do I know of such things with my dreadful punctuation and grammar!.
the little dot under the exclamation mark is a full stop! Same for question marks?
i always took it that the exclamation mark had a full stop as part of it at the bottom!
Definitely no full stop. Just as JTH says the exclamation mark already contains one!
Def no full stop
you can get into trouble for misplaced apostrophes on here though ;-)
Give MarkRae his address and he'll send round the punctuation heavies to give him a lesson so he doesn't forget it;-)
..or should I say..Superfluous apostrophes ;-)
i have been reprimanded for overuse of the exclamation mark !!
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Me too Anne!! Thanks people, I'm £1 up now!
Exclamation marks are the most overused of all punctuation marks. I find them especially annoying in computer programs where the designers think every communcation with the user should be exclaimed.

I rarely use them. A well written sentence exclaims itself without the added mark.
Never heard of using both. Never done so myself, was never told to at school. Is your other half from the UK ? just wondered if they did things differently elsewhere.
Are you being funny Beso?

In many computer languages, comments are preceded by an exclamation mark to tell the compiler/interpreter that it is to be ignored.

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