To be pissed off at the abuse of the exclamation mark?

[nenevomito]

Why end every sodding sentence in an exclamation mark instead of a full stop? It hurts my eyes and makes posts look silly.

The exclamation mark is a punctuation mark usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or high volume (shouting), and often marks the end of a sentence. Example: ?Watch out!?

You don't bloody well need it when talking about boring shit. I keep seeing this kind of thing.

Hi! I went to the shops today! I bought a gorgeous dress!

Totally, totally wrong.

Even worse is the need to use !!!!!!!!! Why? What's wrong with one !?

Hi!!!! I went to the shops!!!!!! I bought a dress!!!! Someone was mean to me in the changing room as I sounded just so damned excited all the time!!!!!!!

What?!?!?!?! Omg!!!!! That's sooooooo mean!! Why does it even bother you??? I dont get it!!!!!!

How I loathe the exclamation mark....I think this is much more effective.

Actually OP, if you haven't already, don't Twitter. The updates will drive you bonkers.

'Soandso has replied to your tweet!'

'You have a new follower on Twitter!'

Why the exclamation mark? To me, the subtext there is - 'I know, what are the chances eh?!'

?! is definitely useful for expressing strong quizzical feelings (or the state that most of us enter on reading many of the bizarre posts on AIBU).

I'm much more upset about too many apostrophe's.
:)

Really bad grammar that's what it is..do these people not have a education?

OMG ! WTF ?!

LOL OP !!!

Shouldn't it be "pissed off with the abuse of the exclamation mark" ?

[ponders]

Possibly SoupDragon, but my beef isn't with poor grammar today, it's with bloody exclamation marks! lol.

We need this !!
The Question Mark ???

Soup

Suspect it should be 'pissed of with the abuse of the exclamation mark';

OR

'to be pissed off at the mis-use of the exclamation mark'

But WTF would I know? Am simple Journo who ensures my work is correctly 'exclaimed', but also a Mamma who LOVES MN and can FRQUENTLY see - and feel/desire - the need for MAHOOSIVE us of said exclaimation mark on here... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Think OP should be more concerned with fact that our education system is appalling and some many people can't even spell or use even the most basic grammer correctly (IMHO)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

use (obv) - not us

< awaits OP wrath at touchscreen typo >

Do try to get out more, nightschool/debating group?????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, perhaps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And

I would take your point on board if you were my English teacher and this was an English exam but it's not so eff off

YABU. It's much better than LOL.

YANBU!!!!!!!!!!

I have a friend on FB who uses it all the time, in everything she puts. I think it's to make her life seem more exciting.

Stoic

Should it not be pissed OFF with.....?

I'm an exclamation harlot! I can't help it! I'm very conscious of it and I do try to contain my overuse but so often I'm just so bloody excited!

I use it to express laughter, wow, shock, indignation, animation, wonder etc.

It or they must be taken in context.

I have used captal letters to accent/stress a word with no emotion inmlied by me. But received a reply from a man that he found it rude!! i.e

!! , annoyed with my typo implied.

Stoic Don't you mean grammar Ha, ha,ha!

Ah bollocks, forgot the ?

Ellipsis abuse pisses me off, too.

It's three dots...

Wishing to indicate a long pause, or generate suspense, does not justify......................

And people who use..

Don't get me started.