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by achievingApathy 3524 days ago
Maybe he just couldn't get over someone using an exclamation point in a paper.

From Strunk & White: "Exclamations. Do not attempt to emphasize simple statements by using a mark of exclamation.

The exclamation mark is to be reserved for use after true exclamations or commands."

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Strunk&White is full of bad advice tho.