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| − | * '''&''' — An [[ampersand]] is used to represent conjunction (the use of the word "and").
| + | :'''&''' — An [[ampersand]] is used to represent conjunction (the use of the word "and"). |
| − | * '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>''' - An [[apostrophe]] indicates possession, or the omission of one or more letters from a word.
| + | :'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>''' - An [[apostrophe]] indicates possession, or the omission of one or more letters from a word. |
| − | * ''':''' — A colon is used after a word that introduces a series, or an example, or an explanation.
| + | :''':''' — A colon is used after a word that introduces a series, or an example, or an explanation. |
| − | * ''',''' — A comma used to separate words or phrases in a sentence.
| + | :''',''' — A comma used to separate words or phrases in a sentence. |
| − | * '''...''' — An [[ellipsis]] is used to indicate that part of a sentence or sequence has been omitted.
| + | :'''...''' — An [[ellipsis]] is used to indicate that part of a sentence or sequence has been omitted. |
| − | * '''!''' — An [[exclamation point]] is used to stress the preceding point, or to show feeling.
| + | :'''!''' — An [[exclamation point]] is used to stress the preceding point, or to show feeling. |
| − | * '''-''' — A [[hyphen]] or dash is used to separate the parts of a compound word or noun, or between the syllables of a word when the word has to be divided at the end of a line of text.
| + | :'''-''' — A [[hyphen]] or dash is used to separate the parts of a compound word or noun, or between the syllables of a word when the word has to be divided at the end of a line of text. |
| − | * '''.''' — A [[period]] or full stop is used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop, or after abbreviations of words.
| + | :'''.''' — A [[period]] or full stop is used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop, or after abbreviations of words. |
| − | * '''?''' — A [[question mark]] is used at the end of a sentence to indicate that a question has been asked.
| + | :'''?''' — A [[question mark]] is used at the end of a sentence to indicate that a question has been asked. |
| − | * '''"''' — A [[quotation mark]] (or inverted commas) are used to attribute the text enclosed within the commas to someone else.
| + | :'''"''' — A [[quotation mark]] (or inverted commas) are used to attribute the text enclosed within the commas to someone else. |
| − | * ''';''' — A [[semicolon]] is used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period.
| + | :''';''' — A [[semicolon]] is used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period. |
| − | * '''/''' — A [[slash]] is used to separate related items of information.
| + | :'''/''' — A [[slash]] is used to separate related items of information. |
| − | * '''~''' — A [[tilde]] is used in text to indicate the omission of a word.
| + | :'''~''' — A [[tilde]] is used in text to indicate the omission of a word. |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |