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I find wine helps in those situations...Perhaps it...

2007-03-19T11:06:00.000Z

I find wine helps in those situations...

Perhaps it would have been better if I'd said I was selling it to Yahoo!! - thus expressing excitement and writing their name properly.

But then it just looks a bit like I'm being over-excited, and typing like a 16-year-old

OMGZ!!11!LOLS

But "etc." ends in a full stop, which carries no i...

2007-03-18T02:42:00.000Z

But "etc." ends in a full stop, which carries no implied emotion. A device like "Yahoo!" includes a exclamation mark, which could accidently imply excitement or surprise, unless it's properly handled.

So if I said "I'm going to work for Yahoo!" you might incorrectly assume I was excited by this fact. Whereas, "I'm going to work for Yahoo!." makes it clear that while Yahoo! might think their organisation is worth exclaiming, I certainly don't.

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Why is it I used to be able to drink coffee in the evening with no noticeable effect, but these days a sniff of caffeine after teatime leaves me commenting on blogs at 2:40 am? :-/

If not typing...

2007-03-18T01:14:00.000Z

If not typing...

So long as you accept I'm right about puncutation!...

2007-03-18T01:13:00.000Z

So long as you accept I'm right about puncutation!

I'd say your last three points are all valid, Step...

2007-03-18T00:56:00.000Z

I'd say your last three points are all valid, Stephanie. ;-)

Oh god, I need a job, a boyfriend, a life...

2007-03-18T00:55:00.000Z

Oh god, I need a job, a boyfriend, a life...

I disagree. When it comes at the end of a sentence...

2007-03-18T00:53:00.000Z

I disagree. When it comes at the end of a sentence the exclamation mark is properly treated as punctuation. Compare, for instance, the abbreviation etc. When it comes in the middle of a sentence the full-stop is counted as part of the abbreviation, so: "Siobhan sells her site etc. to Google." When it comes at the end of a sentence, however, the full-stop is not doubled, thus: "Siobhan is selling her site, etc."

"...Yahoo! Then..."Shouldn't that be:"...Yahoo!. T...

2007-03-17T23:03:00.000Z

"...Yahoo! Then..."

Shouldn't that be:

"...Yahoo!. Then..."

The exclamation mark forming part of the name and therefore not punctuation in itself.

Tch... first eargerly and now this!

Nah, I'm going to sell it to Yahoo! Then everyone ...

2007-03-17T22:18:00.000Z

Nah, I'm going to sell it to Yahoo! Then everyone will shun me and never talk to me again

Yeah you'll be singing a different tune when they ...

2007-03-16T17:47:00.000Z

Yeah you'll be singing a different tune when they buy out Tranniefesto. ;-)

"eargerly"?!(I'm really not liking the new Google-...

2007-03-16T17:15:00.000Z

"eargerly"?!

(I'm really not liking the new Google-based Blogger BTW. I can't post comments with my Blogger profile anymore)

You gotta hand it to Mike, he pulled a corker of a...

2007-03-16T17:10:00.000Z

You gotta hand it to Mike, he pulled a corker of an idea there - and all in 7 days. I'm eargerly awaiting my copy