Is English your first language? Have you read Cormac McCarthy? Neither McCarthy nor anyone else in this conversation is referring to the punctuation at the end

Is English your first language? Have you read Cormac McCarthy? Neither McCarthy nor anyone else in this conversation is referring to the punctuation at the end of a sentence. And, for the record, I was exclaiming that the takeaway is exactly the opposite of what the author suggests. That is, in fact, the precise meaning of an exclamation point. I've kindly included some actual cognitive interruptions for you, to aid in your understanding of this discussion.