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Podcast: The Colin McEnroe Show
Episode: Listen! Now!! Don’t miss!!! our show about the exclamation point.
Description: I’m so excited!!! The exclamation point is the only punctuation mark that can express (and evoke) strong emotion. You either love them or hate them. Writers use it to express emotion that words can’t fully capture, politicians and advertisers can use it to manipulate and alarm, and authors and their editors often clash over its appropriate use. Our brains physically respond to the sight of it. This hour, we look at the history and culture of this most controversial mark. GUESTS: Florence Hazrat: Author of An Admirable Point: A Brief Histo...