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cindy2405
 
Reply Sun 5 Mar, 2017 04:45 pm
Is this exclamation point correct in this sentence:

He landed with a soft oof! on the tile floor.
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roger
 
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Reply Sun 5 Mar, 2017 11:05 pm
@cindy2405,
I don't like exclamation points, question marks, or periods in the middle of a sentence unless it is an included quote. That's just me, of course.
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2017 03:23 am
If you insist on using "Oof!" , do it like that.
izzythepush
 
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2017 04:25 am
@centrox,
Is it just me or do you also think exclamation point sounds like a geographical feature?
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2017 04:39 am
@izzythepush,
izzythepush wrote:

Is it just me or do you also think exclamation point sounds like a geographical feature?

It's what the Yanks call an exclamation mark.
izzythepush
 
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2017 05:12 am
@centrox,
I know that, but it still sounds like a bit of landscape.
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centrox
 
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2017 06:26 am
Oh! Like Zabriskie Point.
izzythepush
 
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2017 07:46 am
@centrox,
I was thinking more Inspiration.
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2017 12:17 pm
@roger,
Quote:
That's just me, of course
Of course
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2017 12:19 pm
@centrox,
Quote:
"Oof!" , do it like that.
Had me goin' Cen

'Til I saw the 'O.' Yes, it's a sentence! so it needs the cap
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centrox
 
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2017 01:35 pm
@cindy2405,
cindy2405 wrote:
He landed with a soft oof! on the tile floor.

What is the "Oof!"? Is that word meant to represent an exhalation of breath?
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