Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States" in English language version.
In the Oval Office, exclamation points (the US term) are being issued more frequently than executive orders... It was the bibliophile Dr [Samuel] Johnson who then coined the term 'exclamation' for 'pathetical' sentences – those involving passions – from where it became the 'exclamation point' in the USA and 'exclamation mark' in Britain.
rumpie-pumpie, a jocular term for copulation (Ayr. 1968)
