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Exclamation Mark (!)

  • Episode aired Jul 11, 2018
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7.2/10
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Explained (2018)
Documentary
Do we overuse exclamation points!? Linguists and copy editors look at how the punctuation has adapted across history, literature and internet-speak.Do we overuse exclamation points!? Linguists and copy editors look at how the punctuation has adapted across history, literature and internet-speak.Do we overuse exclamation points!? Linguists and copy editors look at how the punctuation has adapted across history, literature and internet-speak.
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  • Writer
    • Joe Posner
  • Stars
    • Nick Kroll(voice)
    • Eric Weiskott
    • Geoffrey Nunberg
  • Writer
    • Joe Posner
  • Stars
    • Nick Kroll(voice)
    • Eric Weiskott
    • Geoffrey Nunberg
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    Nick Kroll
    Nick Kroll
    • Self - Narrator
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    Eric Weiskott
    Eric Weiskott
    • Self - Professor, Medieval English Literature
    Geoffrey Nunberg
    Geoffrey Nunberg
    • Self - Linguist
    • (as Geoff Nunberg)
    Jason Parham
    Jason Parham
    • Self - Senior Writer, Wired
    Penny Speckter
    Penny Speckter
    • Self - Wife of Interrobang Inventor
    Deborah Tannen
    Deborah Tannen
    • Self - Linguist
    Muhammad Ali
    Muhammad Ali
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    The Beatles
    The Beatles
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    • (archive footage)
    Brenda Buttner
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Winston Churchill
    Winston Churchill
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    • (archive footage)
    Ernest Hemingway
    Ernest Hemingway
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    Megyn Kelly
    Megyn Kelly
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    Roy Lichtenstein
    Roy Lichtenstein
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    • (archive footage)
    Herman Melville
    Herman Melville
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Martin Speckter
    Martin Speckter
    • Self - Inventor of the Interrobang
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      • Joe Posner
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      References His Girl Friday (1940)

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    8/10
    Surprisingly interesting
    From the title (on Netflix it's shown as just "!", not text) I initially couldn't figure out what the topic was. When I did, I thought "Wait, what? They must have run out of things to explain."

    However, despite this initial scepticism the episode is quite interesting and educational. The history of the exclamation mark is not a dull one and the producers have done their homework, showing how its use in literature and general print has changed over time.

    We also see influence of social media where the exclamation mark has taken on a new meaning, being more a tone indicator than a form of punctuation.
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      • July 11, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Vox Media
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      18 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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