These are exciting times for the exclamation point. As punctuation symbols go, the exclamation has always been a love-it-or-leave-it kind of mark. Some folks use it often, perhaps too often, for ...

Open your text messages. Scroll through a couple of threads with your close friends. Chances are you will find plenty of ! or !!! — to express anger or enthusiasm or sometimes just to lighten the mood ...

If you hang out with anyone under 30, you might have noticed that punctuation has been getting a bad rap lately, especially when it comes to texting. While putting a period at the end of a sentence ...