And it’s not like inverted marks are some flash-in-the pan punctuation fad: Spanish has used them since the mid-1700s, according to M. B. Parkes’ punctuation history masterwork Pause and Effect.

Similarly to how we use quotation marks in English, in Spanish question and exclamation marks are also turned upside-down at the front of the sentence! And that's the end of the quiz!

The Spanish don’t wait to the end of the sentence to insert an exclamation mark. They have an inverted one at the beginning too, to give the reader a heads up about the tone of the sentence to ...

The Sunday Magazine18:33Word Processing: The exclamation mark has a rich history! And it deserves more respect! The exclamation mark has arguably seen better days. The explosion of emojis on ...

Exclamation points should be used carefully. Getty Images — -- If you have ever agonized over whether you should use that exclamation mark in an email, you can breathe a sigh of relief.