Exclamations points indicate strong emotion, like surprise,
anger,
and urgency.
We don’t recommend combining exclamation points with
question marks, even if you want to indicate strong emotion. Instead,
choose whichever mark is more appropriate.
Excessive: Are
you kidding me?!
Better: Are you
kidding me?
Excessive: I’m
in total shock!?
Better: I’m in
total shock!
If exclamation points are part of quoted material,
they should be included inside the quotation marks. If they are
not part of the quoted material, they should be placed outside the
quotation marks.
• That liar Brianna just told me she
“would never do that”!
• “I would never do that!” Brianna cried.
