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punctuation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | punctuation mark |
| Type of | mark |
| Has types | brace, bracket, colon, comma, dash, diagonal, exclamation mark, exclamation point, full point, full stop, hyphen, interrogation point, semicolon, angle bracket, apostrophe, solidus, square bracket, stop, stroke, swung dash, virgule, inverted comma, parenthesis, period, point, question mark, quotation mark, quote, ampersand, separatrix, slash |
| Derivation | punctuate |
punctuation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | break, interruption |
punctuation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | grouping |
| Has types | hyphenation |
| Derivation | punctuate |
Examples of punctuation
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They are also working on using capital letters correctly and proper punctuation.
From the DesMoinesRegister.com
Correct English usage, including vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
From the jobview.monster.com
Big Tigger, the DJ for the Washington Wizards, gave the evening its punctuation.
From the kentucky.com
Add coverage of English punctuation to English language and English orthography.
From the en.wikipedia.org
But it wasn't really about grammar and punctuation, it was about bourgeois fear.
From the guardian.co.uk
In Unicode encoding, all non-punctuation characters are stored in writing order.
From the en.wikipedia.org
However, the individual scripts often have their own punctuation and diacritics.
From the en.wikipedia.org
If the parameter is present, but blank, no terminating punctuation will be used.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I am belatedly responding to reversions that you made to my punctuation changes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
- The marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
- (punctuate) insert punctuation marks into
- (punctuate) stress: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
- (punctuate) interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"
- Punctuation marks are symbols that indicate the structure and organization of written language, as well as intonation and pauses to be observed when reading aloud.
- When annotating chess games, commentators frequently use question marks and exclamation points to denote a move as bad or good. The symbols normally used are "??", "?", "?!", "!?", "!", and "!!". The corresponding symbol is juxtaposed in the text immediately after the move (e.g. Re7? or Kh1!? ...
- Marks used within or after sentences and phrases (e.g. periods, commas)
- The rules of usage symbols like comma, full stops, colons, etc. in the text.
