!!!!!! is the Keyboard Definition of Excitement
I know this is off the sewing related topic, but it is something that has been on my mind every time I publish a post or write an article! But in reality it can be applied to sewing, quilting and embroidery.....read on to find out!
My sister, a college student with a major in journalism, is always telling me to contain my use of exclamation points! I tend to use this form of punctuation frequently in my writing. It never fails...any time I am at the keyboard, I hit the ! key.
What is the purpose of exclamation points (!!!!!)? You know, it's that little symbol that appears on your screen you hold down the shift key and hit the number 1 key. According to Webster's dictionary the official definition is this:
But an exclamation point contains so much more than the sentence above! It generates a sense of excitement, joy and happiness!! I AM excited and thrilled with the sewing, quilting and embroidery projects I am creating. How else can I express that on a computer screen?
I love seeing new fabrics and imagining the projects I can invent! I love to experiment with new notions and tools that make my sewing quicker and easier! When I stitch with a unique thread that achieves the look I am after, it's thrilling! Anytime I am in my sewing room, whether it is creating an embroidery design on the computer, cutting quilt pieces, stitching fabrics together or pressing a finished project, I am happy, content and loving every moment!
What better way to convey my excitement except through the use of !!!!!!!!! Shouting with a joyful voice and jumping up and down won't travel through the phone lines to the computer screen. (And, NO, I will not post any photos of this! :)) So I resort to the use of exclamation points!!!
So if you some of you ladies out there are punctuation experts, ignore my outbursts of excitement. I know it's exclamation point overkill, but I just can't help it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My sister, a college student with a major in journalism, is always telling me to contain my use of exclamation points! I tend to use this form of punctuation frequently in my writing. It never fails...any time I am at the keyboard, I hit the ! key.
What is the purpose of exclamation points (!!!!!)? You know, it's that little symbol that appears on your screen you hold down the shift key and hit the number 1 key. According to Webster's dictionary the official definition is this:
a mark ! used especially after an interjection or exclamation to indicate
forceful utterance or strong feeling -- called also exclamation mark
But an exclamation point contains so much more than the sentence above! It generates a sense of excitement, joy and happiness!! I AM excited and thrilled with the sewing, quilting and embroidery projects I am creating. How else can I express that on a computer screen?
I love seeing new fabrics and imagining the projects I can invent! I love to experiment with new notions and tools that make my sewing quicker and easier! When I stitch with a unique thread that achieves the look I am after, it's thrilling! Anytime I am in my sewing room, whether it is creating an embroidery design on the computer, cutting quilt pieces, stitching fabrics together or pressing a finished project, I am happy, content and loving every moment!
What better way to convey my excitement except through the use of !!!!!!!!! Shouting with a joyful voice and jumping up and down won't travel through the phone lines to the computer screen. (And, NO, I will not post any photos of this! :)) So I resort to the use of exclamation points!!!
So if you some of you ladies out there are punctuation experts, ignore my outbursts of excitement. I know it's exclamation point overkill, but I just can't help it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by Serena at 11:41 AM
1 Comments:
lol, Serena, you are so funny. :) As I browsed through your site, I wanted to remind you to watch the number of !!'s you use...until I read your post. ;) I'm so glad you love sewing and you express that by using a massive number of !!'s! ;) So I'll try not to say anything and let you use !!'s to your heart's content. :)
I love ya, kiddo, and think you've done a amazing job with your site! ;)
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