The difference between Ecphoneme and Exclamation mark

When used as nouns, ecphoneme means an exclamation mark, whereas exclamation mark means punctuation mark “!” (used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).


check bellow for the other definitions of Ecphoneme and Exclamation mark

  1. Ecphoneme as a noun (obsolete):

    An exclamation mark.

  1. Exclamation mark as a noun:

    Punctuation mark “!” (used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).

    Examples:

    "The excessive use of exclamation marks devalues their effect, but is typical of concise genres such as cartoons, not reference works!"