Admirable Point

Cod : 9781800811973

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Few punctuation marks elicit quite as much love or hate as the exclamation mark. It''''s bubbly and exuberant, an emotional amplifier whose flamboyantly dramatic gesture lets the reader know: here be feelings! Scott Fitzgerald famously stated exclamation marks are like laughing at your own joke; Terry Pratchett had a character say that multiple !!! are a ''''sure sign of a diseased mind''''. So what''''s the deal with ! ? An Admirable Point recuperates the exclamation mark from its much maligned place at the bottom of the punctuation hierarchy. It explores how ! came about in the first place some six hundred years ago, and uncovers the many ways in which ! has left its mark on art, literature, (pop) culture, and just about any sphere of human activity - from Beowulf to spam emails, ee cummings to neuroscience.Whether you think it''''s over-used, or enthusiastically sprinkle your writing with it, ! is inescapable.

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Few punctuation marks elicit quite as much love or hate as the exclamation mark. It's bubbly and exuberant, an emotional amplifier whose flamboyantly dramatic gesture lets the reader know: here be feelings! Scott Fitzgerald famously stated exclamation marks are like laughing at your own joke; Terry Pratchett had a character say that multiple !!! are a 'sure sign of a diseased mind'. So what's the deal with ! ? An Admirable Point recuperates the exclamation mark from its much maligned place at the bottom of the punctuation hierarchy. It explores how ! came about in the first place some six hundred years ago, and uncovers the many ways in which ! has left its mark on art, literature, (pop) culture, and just about any sphere of human activity - from Beowulf to spam emails, ee cummings to neuroscience.Whether you think it's over-used, or enthusiastically sprinkle your writing with it, ! is inescapable.

Specificatii

Anul publicarii	2022
ISBN	9781800811973
Format coperta	Cartonata
Numar pagini	176
Limba	Englezã
Domeniul	Language Arts & Disciplines
Autor	Florence Hazrat
De aceeasi editura	Profile Books Limited
Goodreads	https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=9781800811973
Dimensiuni	Height: 9.13384 Inches, Length: 5.98424 Inches, Width: 0.86614 Inches