Is it wrong to use an exclamation mark and a full stop together?

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He ordered, "Come here!".

Is it wrong to use an exclamation mark and a full stop together?

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@tanguatlay,

Boy Tang that's a good q. I'd say yes, Golly yes, but I'm oft in min

However
He ordered, "Come here!" most vigorously.

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@tanguatlay,

If it's literature and not something like a technical manual, obscure punctuation rules can and should be ignored when necessary to achieve the desired mental state for the reader.

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@Leadfoot,

Tang, hear Foot. I see rules violated allover, nobody caring much (except possibly around here)

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@tanguatlay,

tanguatlay wrote:

He ordered, "Come here!".

Is it wrong to use an exclamation mark and a full stop together?

It is not wrong. It is required.

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@contrex,

Thanks. That clarified an entirely different question for me.

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@tanguatlay,

tanguatlay wrote:

He ordered, "Come here!".

Is it wrong to use an exclamation mark and a full stop together?

Thanks.

You mean to ask that question in the context of British punctuation, right?

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@contrex,

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It is required.

Hard to believe, Con--at least over here

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@dalehileman,

I believe it, even here. I think Roberta has confirmed the need for ending punctuation outside the quotation mark if it is at the end of the sentence.

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@InfraBlue,

InfraBlue wrote:

tanguatlay wrote:

He ordered, "Come here!".

Is it wrong to use an exclamation mark and a full stop together?

Thanks.

You mean to ask that question in the context of British punctuation, right?

Yes, indeed.

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But yeah, a period in this case achieves the proper understanding for the reader and follows the rules.

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By American standards the period is superfluous. The exclamation point assumes the function of the period ending the sentence, whether within a quote or otherwise, as well as the conveyance of vehemence and emphaticalness.

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@InfraBlue,

InfraBlue wrote:

By American standards the period is superfluous.

British style: He said "What is seven times six?".
American style: He said "What is seven times six?"

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@InfraBlue,

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the period is superfluous

Hey kudos, Blue!
Con above too

Tho I'd pref "asked"

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@roger,

roger wrote:

I believe it, even here. I think Roberta has confirmed the need for ending punctuation outside the quotation mark if it is at the end of the sentence.

Not me. In the United States, this is wrong:

He ordered, "Come here!".

This is right:

He ordered, "Come here!"

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@Roberta,

Sorry for the error.

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In both American and British English you can use commas or colons to introduce quotations. The Guardian and Observer Style Guide prefers colons thus:

He ordered: "Come here!".

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