Should probably ask the producer of what ever that is. Maybe they assume ever sentence spoken in German must be shouted.
it’s pretty common to end imperative sentences with an exclamation mark in germany. it’s not just a sentence, it’s an order.
Traditionally, in German all imperatives have an exclamation mark. Leaving it off would be like writing a question without a question mark.
This rule isn’t rigidly observed these days, though.
DAS WAR EIN BEFEHL!
So you can read it in His voice
Because that’s the only correctly written one.
Because it’s such a soft and mellow language that a lot of readers wouldn’t take it seriously without the exclamation point. Obviously!!!
How dare you to ask!
😁
Because we’re serious about it.
Because its an order, not a suggestion.
Because SPRICH DEUTSCH DU HURENSOHN!
We are German. We need orders, not suggestions.
Exclamation mark means order. Prussian military DNA says we have to follow orders. Bavaria parts will follow too, because they don’t want to see Prussian will be praised for the discipline. But they will rant about the “Saupreuss”.
End of it.
WEGTRETEN!
Because there are rules!
Otherwise we don’t follow those rules
Ordnung ist ordnung.
Silent orders aren’t audible!
I’ve once read my favorite novel in several languages and realised how the German translator added many exclamation marks, which were neither in the original nor in other translations. It felt like people shouting all the time and I tried to accept it as one of German grammar things I just don’t know
WHY ISN’T IT WRITTEN IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS!?!?!? UNVERANTWORTLICH!!!
That was my thinking too, but in all circumstances is a bit much, and they tend not to like the response they get from some will not be told what to do unless is is actually imperative.
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Should probably ask the producer of what ever that is. Maybe they assume ever sentence spoken in German must be shouted.
it’s pretty common to end imperative sentences with an exclamation mark in germany. it’s not just a sentence, it’s an order.
Traditionally, in German all imperatives have an exclamation mark. Leaving it off would be like writing a question without a question mark.
This rule isn’t rigidly observed these days, though.
DAS WAR EIN BEFEHL!
So you can read it in His voice
Because that’s the only correctly written one.
Because it’s such a soft and mellow language that a lot of readers wouldn’t take it seriously without the exclamation point. Obviously!!!
How dare you to ask!
😁
Because we’re serious about it.
Because its an order, not a suggestion.
Because SPRICH DEUTSCH DU HURENSOHN!
We are German. We need orders, not suggestions.
Exclamation mark means order. Prussian military DNA says we have to follow orders. Bavaria parts will follow too, because they don’t want to see Prussian will be praised for the discipline. But they will rant about the “Saupreuss”.
End of it.
WEGTRETEN!
Because there are rules!
Otherwise we don’t follow those rules
Ordnung ist ordnung.
Silent orders aren’t audible!
I’ve once read my favorite novel in several languages and realised how the German translator added many exclamation marks, which were neither in the original nor in other translations. It felt like people shouting all the time and I tried to accept it as one of German grammar things I just don’t know
WHY ISN’T IT WRITTEN IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS!?!?!? UNVERANTWORTLICH!!!
That was my thinking too, but in all circumstances is a bit much, and they tend not to like the response they get from some will not be told what to do unless is is actually imperative.
In the german language [imperative mood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperative_mood) almost always has to be expressed with exclamation mark.