How Many Exclamation Points Are Too Many in an Email? A Psychologist Weighs In originally appeared on Parade. Writing an email might seem like common sense—just type out what you want to say and hit ...

Something curious happens every time you open an email. Whatever enthusiasm the sender meant to convey is immediately taken down a notch — so that, if it's an email from your boss communicating her ...

There are few things more annoying than poor grammar in work emails! The Wall Street Journal recently published an article on the tyranny of the exclamation point in the office, and boy did I have a ...

Exclamation points used to be a rare signal of extreme intensity. Now they're everywhere, from news headlines to business emails and text messages. Thanks to our smartphone-obsessed culture, the ...

Positive working relationships with co-workers and colleagues outside of your company are crucial to success in your job. They are also vital with customers and other professionals with whom you ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

Its purpose is to inject strong emotion into written text and is increasingly used on social media to show enthusiasm, excitement and friendliness. Now research suggests that women use exclamation ...

It was in my first office job that my habit of writing exclamation mark–ridden work emails first came to my attention. My supervisor noticed the pattern and gently asked me to tone it down. At first I ...