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(linguistics) The overuse of exclamation points in an attempt to make words seem more exciting..
Checking in with a bad case of ‘bangorrhea’ — the official ‘grammedical’ term for exclamation-point overdose — is Kanye West. In a single blog post, West used 188 exclamation points. At least we think it was 188. We tried counting and the ordeal made our eyeballs twitch.
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Bangorrhea means (linguistics) The overuse of exclamation points in an attempt to make words seem more exciting..
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Checking in with a bad case of ‘bangorrhea’ — the official ‘grammedical’ term for exclamation-point overdose — is Kanye West. In a single blog post, West used 188 exclamation points. At least we think it was 188. We tried counting and the ordeal made our eyeballs twitch.
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