Can I say,
(a) Hi! My name is John.
(b) Hi, my name is John.
(c) Hi! my name is John.
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The first is the standard.
The second is informal writing.
The last one is inconsistent.
The second is informal writing.
The last one is inconsistent.
Senttences (a) and (b) are both good.
I prefer (b) in most cases. If the speaker is unusually excited, then (a) is OK.
Sentence (c) is not correct. It's not correct because an exclamation ends the first sentence (Hi!) Then to begin the second sentence, you need to begin with a capital letter. The "M" in "my" has to be capitalized.
I prefer (b) in most cases. If the speaker is unusually excited, then (a) is OK.
Sentence (c) is not correct. It's not correct because an exclamation ends the first sentence (Hi!) Then to begin the second sentence, you need to begin with a capital letter. The "M" in "my" has to be capitalized.