I have an affinity for using periods in my writing.
That fabulous little piece of punctuation.
I am typically opposed to using exclamation marks, except on very special occasions, when something is worthy of more excitement than I usually posses towards life. So, moral of that story/tangent: pay close attention when I use exclamation marks.
Back to the real focus of this blog post. I love periods. I daresay the period is my favorite form of punctuation. I will admit that as much as I under-use the exclamation mark, I overuse the period. Though I can't say that this is necessarily a problem. I feel as though short, brief sentences ending in periods get my point across and portray how I speak. My speaking style being succinct, sarcastic, direct, and mildly hilarious. Obviously periods express this perfectly. I'm a fan.
You are as big of a weirdo as John. Typical Barlow I say. He also thinks people use exclamation marks when not necessary. I think they are fantastic! I love them!! I use them in my speech all of the time!!!! But I guess that's why you all look at me like I'm crazy. I talk in exclamation points and Barlow's talk in periods.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you Angela, Why use a period when an exclamation mark makes a real statement. Kind of like "listen to me I have something to say!" or LISTEN TO ME!!!! even better. But then some people don't have to demand attention I guess, they just get it. Hmmmm. This hole I am digging is getting deeper. No exclamation point needed.
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