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An '''exclamation mark''' or '''exclamation point''' ('''!''') is used at the end of a [[sentence]] to express surprise, [[disgusting|disgust]], admiration, etc., or to add emphasis to a command. In formal writing, however, it is rarely used. | An '''exclamation mark''' or '''exclamation point''' ('''!''') is used at the end of a [[sentence]] to express surprise, [[disgusting|disgust]], admiration, etc., or to add emphasis to a command. In formal writing, however, it is rarely used. | ||
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* Truss, Lynne. ''Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation''. 2003, Gotham Books. | * Truss, Lynne. ''Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation''. 2003, Gotham Books. | ||
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*[http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/exclamationpoint.html National Punctuation Day - The Exclamation Point],nationalpunctuationday.com | *[http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/exclamationpoint.html National Punctuation Day - The Exclamation Point],nationalpunctuationday.com | ||
Revision as of 18:39, November 10, 2011
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An exclamation mark or exclamation point (!) is used at the end of a sentence to express surprise, disgust, admiration, etc., or to add emphasis to a command. In formal writing, however, it is rarely used.
In C and similar computer programming languages, it is used to represent "logical not" and in a pair with an equals sign (=) to represent is not equal to, e.g. if (a != b) means if a is not equal to b.[1]
In mathematics, the exclamation mark is typically used to represent the factorial of a whole number, n, as n!. For example, 5! can be read as "5 factorial", which means "5 times 4 times 3 times 2 times 1.
Additional Reading
- Truss, Lynne. Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation. 2003, Gotham Books.
External links
- National Punctuation Day - The Exclamation Point,nationalpunctuationday.com