punctuation
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- noun
- /ˌpʌŋk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/
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puntuación
- Check the spelling, check the content, check the punctuation of your text message.
- punctuation marks
- correct punctuation
- punctuation errors
Don't add any any exclamations or any punctuation, don't add the word.
- Don't add any any exclamations or any punctuation, don't add the word.
- I mean, her punctuation tells me that she's she doesn't capitalize Jimmy Fallon.
- I mean, in truth, it's just it's a constant process of becoming an unfoldment that gets occasional punctuation marks that people can point to.
- Or I could discern the punctuation of a text message to know who I would be seeing for dinner.
- There's no punctuation mark at the end of your story.
Examples
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Miss Kinnian says a period is punctuation too, and there are lots of other marks to learn.
Fiction book (2000) -
When you read each sentence, pay attention to the kind of punctuation that ends a sentence.
Fiction book (2002) -
So without punctuation, you have to work really hard to figure out what are the units of thought.
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Hey, how much punctuation did he take off the letter?
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Didn't they teach you punctuation in school?
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In a second experiment, subjects marked errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or word choice on an essay.
Academic text (2011) -
When students consider edits, including misspellings or lack of punctuation, they can hear the mistakes out loud.
Academic text (2013) -
I've found that most viewers demand this visual anchor as a form of punctuation in the overall composition.
Academic text (1996) -
Good punctuation helps readers understand the meaning of a text clearly.
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She used correct punctuation in her essay to improve its readability.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
punctuation = punctuate (semi-transparent) = punctu + ation
The noun is a regular nominalization of 'punctuate,' but the Latinate stem punctu- is not itself a transparent everyday English base for many learners.
Etymology
Punctuation comes from the Latin root punct- and punctus, meaning 'point'. The marks are like little points that tell you where to stop, pause, or change the meaning in a sentence, which is why punctuation makes writing clear.