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Synonyms for punctuation
ˌpʌŋk tʃuˈeɪ ʃənpunc·tu·a·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
punctuationnoun
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
Synonyms:
punctuation markpunctuation, punctuation marknoun
the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
Synonyms:
punctuation markpunctuationnoun
the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
Synonyms:
punctuation mark
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How to use punctuation in a sentence?
Perhaps some millennials have thus become more attentive to such details as punctuation and grammar, whether they are hashtags or semicolons or sentence fragments. The details that millennials find most important, though, might differ from the rules that earlier writers emphasized.
I’ve always been a word guy, I like weird words and I like American slang and all that and words that are no longer being used… I like to drag them out of the box and wave them around… this is an interesting one, it’s amazing how in addition to punctuation just a little pause in the wrong place can just completely transform the meaning of something.
It's a really important punctuation mark on what he's saying is a top priority for him, it's the ultimate legacy issue because it is something that's going to affect so many generations of Americans.
Their written language is really taking a hit right now, fifth graders that were strong writers in school, who would never have turned in anything without editing it first -- you see what the work they're turning in. It's missing capitals, it's missing punctuation, run on sentences -- just lacking that quality that they had at school and that they just don't have now.
Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just completely, the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile.
Translations for punctuation
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- علامة ترقيم, ترقيمArabic
- durğu işarələri, punktuasiyaAzerbaijani
- пунктуацыяBelarusian
- пунктуацияBulgarian
- puntuacióCatalan, Valencian
- interpunkceCzech
- tegnsætningDanish
- SatzzeichenGerman
- στίξηGreek
- interpunkcioEsperanto
- puntuaciónSpanish
- vahemärgid, kirjavahemärgidEstonian
- نشانههای سجاوندیPersian
- välimerkkiFinnish
- ponctuationFrench
- pungadhScottish Gaelic
- központozásHungarian
- կետադրությունArmenian
- puntizadoIdo
- punteggiaturaItalian
- פיסוקHebrew
- 約物, 句読点Japanese
- პუნქტუაციაGeorgian
- интерпункцијаMacedonian
- အဖြတ်အတောက်Burmese
- interpunkcja, przestankowaniePolish
- pontuaçãoPortuguese
- punctuațieRomanian
- знаки препинания, пунктуацияRussian
- razgodak, разгодак, interpunkcija, интерпункција, пунктуација, punktuacijaSerbo-Croatian
- interpunkciaSlovak
- interpunkcija, ločíloSlovene
- skiljeteckenSwedish
- noktalamaTurkish
- пунктуаціяUkrainian
- chấm câuVietnamese
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