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	An '''exclamation mark''' or '''exclamation point''' is a punctuation mark: '''!''' It is usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or high volume, and often marks the end of a sentence.		An '''exclamation mark''' or '''exclamation point''' is a punctuation mark: '''!''' It is usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or high volume, and often marks the end of a sentence.
	==Sarcasm==		==Sarcasm==
-	In writing and often subtitles, especially in British English, a '''(!)''' symbol (an exclamation mark within brackets) implies that a character has made an obviously sarcastic comment eg: "''Ooh, a sarcasm detector. Oh, that's a'' really useful'' invention(!)''"~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1210_how_to_converse/page13.shtml\|title=Being sarcastic \|accessdate=2008-07-31\|publisher=BBC}}</ref>~~	+	In writing and often subtitles, especially in British English, a '''(!)''' symbol (an exclamation mark within brackets) implies that a character has made an obviously sarcastic comment eg: "''Ooh, a sarcasm detector. Oh, that's a'' really useful'' invention(!)''"
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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	* [[?]]		* [[?]]
	[[Category: Grammar]]		[[Category: Grammar]]

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An '''exclamation mark''' or '''exclamation point''' is a punctuation mark: '''!''' It is usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or high volume, and often marks the end of a sentence.
==Sarcasm==
In writing and often subtitles, especially in British English, a '''(!)''' symbol (an exclamation mark within brackets) implies that a character has made an obviously sarcastic comment eg: "''Ooh, a sarcasm detector. Oh, that's a'' really useful'' invention(!)''"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1210_how_to_converse/page13.shtml|title=Being sarcastic |accessdate=2008-07-31|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
==See Also==
* [[?]]
[[Category: Grammar]]

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