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>Or make that “hey!!!!!” Exclamation points, unlike the period, have so far escaped obsolescence in customarily punctuation-free online interaction; if anything
by Causality1 7y ago
>Or make that “hey!!!!!” Exclamation points, unlike the period, have so far escaped obsolescence in customarily punctuation-free online interaction; if anything, they’ve been cheapened by overuse,
That's a point I personally disagree with. My impression is that exclamation points typically serve as indicators of an older, rather than younger author, especially if they're included in a joke. If someone sends you a meme or copypasta that ends in an exclamation point it's almost always boomer humor. "Because Jill's real name is Randy!" etc.
- ARandomerDude 7y agoI'm in my early 30s and I usually use "!" to convey genuineness. For example "That was so helpful! Thank you!" or "It was great to see you! Thanks for dropping by while you were in town!"
- Causality1 7y ago>"It was great to see you! Thanks for dropping by while you were in town!" They didn't already know you enjoyed seeing them? Saying things like that after the fact instead of to the person's face as you said goodbye is more "old person behavior". You sound like a Facebook user.