Writing an email might seem like common sense—just type out what you want to say and hit send, right? But once your fingers hit the keyboard, things can get a little tricky. It’s not always the words ...

It sounded like an impossible task: replace my usual “Thanks so much!,” “What a great question!,” and “Have a wonderful weekend!” with punctuation of a less cheery variety. Less sunshine-y and smiling ...

For years, I resisted the exclamation point. In emails, I typed “Hi”; not “Hi!” “8:30”; not “8:30!” And “Disregard previous email. I found a large binder clip”; not “Disregard previous email!! I found ...

When Jon LaMantia, a Long Island-based business reporter, was in journalism school, his professor drilled one rule into his students: you get two exclamation points a year and no more. “So if you use ...

In a world where written communication is a key part of everyday life, it is important to understand how your communication style may come across. All too often, people use emojis and extra ...

Priscilla Jensen’s review of “An Admirable Point: A Brief History of the Exclamation Mark!” by Florence Hazrat (Bookshelf, April 7) reminds me of something the novelist D. Keith Mano wrote in National ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How Many Exclamation Points Are Too Many in an Email? A Psychologist Weighs In originally appeared on Parade. Writing an email ...