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There was a very funny episode of the much ignored recent tv show "Corporate", called "Thanks!" [1] which dealt with the the now common use of the exclamation m

There was a very funny episode of the much ignored recent tv show "Corporate", called "Thanks!" [1] which dealt with the the now common use of the exclamation mark [!] to convey "pleasantness" in an email [1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9648664/?ref_=ttep_ep4 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9648664/?ref_=ttep_ep4 Until I'd watched this i wasn't entirely aware how much I used this too in correspondence to infer joviality or some such.

tgv 6y ago
The "communication experts" seem intent on outdoing each other. I remember reading an announcement from stackoverflow (IIRC) which had hired someone for community management. They were, and I quote, "beyond excited." How ridiculous is that?
- hashkb 6y ago
  110% ridiculous.
- js8 6y ago
  > They were, and I quote, "beyond excited." I think they became so excited that they visibly radiated their excitement.
- chrisgd 6y ago
  They turned incandescent with their excitement
  - dhimes 6y ago
    I'm insulted they didn't go full plasma.