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Screenshot of a tweet from Grace Segers, @Grace_Segers, verified account, with a smiling woman with long red hair as the profile photo. The tweet reads: "Me, writing an email: I'm using an exclamation point so you know I'm friendly and excited! But now I'm using a period so that you know I'm not crazy. Here's another sentence with a period as a buffer, proving my normalness. Thanks so much!"

Email Punctuation Anxiety: Exclamation Points and Periods

A tweet about overthinking email punctuation: exclamation points for friendliness, periods for sanity. Relatable for Xennials who went from handwritten notes to office email.

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Screenshot of a tweet from Grace Segers, @Grace_Segers, verified account, with a smiling woman with long red hair as the profile photo. The tweet reads: "Me, writing an email: I'm using an exclamation point so you know I'm friendly and excited! But now I'm using a period so that you know I'm not crazy. Here's another sentence with a period as a buffer, proving my normalness. Thanks so much!"

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