Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Exclaim!

I was up tossing and turning all night (actually that was my son, I was just part of the awakeness), thinking about blogging and what I wanted to post about. Since it was 5:30 am, a lot of strange subjects came to mind: steak (YUM!), my last experience at the E.R., my busy schedule this week...And then one subject stuck out. Which I will share now. And you will read now.


Dear Exclamation Point,

I feel I must apologize to you. My blatant overuse is intolerable. You see, I'm a very excitable person and your punctuation seems the only way to go. Even when I speak aloud, I hear you in my voice, emphasizing what I want to convey. I'm sure you need a rest from the constant usage, but I have to be honest, I can't see this taming down anytime soon. Please forgive me for my obsession with you. Really, I think you rock. (!) Truly, I do.

With adoration,
Can't Stop With Excessive Exclamations

p.s. !!! !!! ! !! !! Phew, had to get those out!
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14 comments:

  1. ABrunettesLifeMay 6, 2009 at 7:27 AM

    I heart exclamation points too!!! It's a real problem, so I try to convey my point with other things like enlarging the words or italics, but alas, nothing works quite like this (!!!!!!)

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  2. Kristina P.May 6, 2009 at 7:39 AM

    I use them a lot in my comments!!! See!!!

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  3. MalloryMay 6, 2009 at 8:00 AM

    I hear you on this one!!! (<---see?)

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  4. Homer and QueenMay 6, 2009 at 9:21 AM

    Yes excited and yes I'm sceaming!!!! I just love them!!!

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  5. CranberryfriesMay 6, 2009 at 10:26 AM

    I didnt realize I was doing it so much until my friend did a post on "I hate exclamation points" Gasp! What? Who could do that. So ever since then I've tried to tone it down but like you it just gets the better of me. I just want the people I'm commenting to to know how much I really really enjoyed their posts. :)

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  6. Rachel SueMay 6, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    Sometimes I go back over my post and change them because I realize that I have used exclamation points on almost every single sentence. . .

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  7. MakingChangesMay 6, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    Do I need to apologize too? Man, I am an obsessive user of the exclamation mark! See, I just can't help myself. I think a period is just too plain and doesn't really get any point across.

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  8. Melanie JacobsonMay 6, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    I'm guilty of this too!!!

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  9. val of the southMay 6, 2009 at 6:33 PM

    I too am an excessive exclamation point user!!! I'm also very fond of dots...and dashes - see?

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  10. HeidiMay 6, 2009 at 7:16 PM

    Whatever it is, it's going around! (!!!!)

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  11. *May 6, 2009 at 9:11 PM

    I love this post, maybe b/c my own father writes with wayyyyy (!!!) too many of these puppies littering up his page. It bugs. But to read about it is truly sweet & hilarious. Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  12. wenderfulMay 6, 2009 at 9:59 PM

    I'm a big fan as well!!!

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  13. MichelleMay 6, 2009 at 10:12 PM

    I don't apologize for my over-use of my favorite punctuation mark! My 2nd grade son loves reading sentences w/him! Me too!!!!! :)

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  14. wendyMay 7, 2009 at 7:41 PM

    I don't know if there are group meetings for that !!!!!!!!!!! I do alot of these -------
    It's like it breaks things up for me -------!!!!!!!!--------!!!!!!
    WHERE'S A GROUP MEETING WHEN I NEED ONE.

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