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===Punctuation===

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'''Apostrophe'''

The apostrophe ( ’, ' ), is used to mark to mark letters omitted in contractions.

'''Brackets'''

Brackets ( [...], (...), {...}, ⟨...⟩ ), are used for parenthesis, explanation or comment.

Question marks, exclamation points, semicolons, colons, periods and commas are placed inside the brackets when they apply only to the explanation or comment; if they syntactically apply to the sentence containing the material, they are placed outside the marks.

'''Colon'''

The colon ( : ) is used to start an enumeration, as in. It is used between two clauses when the second clause otherwise clarifies the first, as in.

'''Comma'''

The comma ( , ) is used to disambiguate the meaning of sentences, by providing boundaries between clauses and phrases.

The comma is also used as the decimal separator.

'''Dash and hyphen'''

The dash ( –, — ) is used:

1. as a replacement for a comma, when the subsequent clause significantly shifts the primary focus of the preceding text.

2. to indicate spans or differentiation, where it may replace "and", "to", or "through" e.g. numbers "1—10", "US—Canada".

3. to mark someone speaking.

4. to mark the one who said something.

The hyphen/hyphen-minus ( ‐ ) is used:

1. as a line continuation when a word is broken across two lines;

2. to apply a prefix to a word for which there is no canonical compound word;

'''Ellipsis'''

An ellipsis ( ..., …, . . .) is used to mark omitted text or when a sentence trails off.

'''Exclamation mark'''

The exclamation mark ( ! ) is used to mark an exclamation.

'''Period/full stop/full point'''

The character known as the period/full stop/full point ( . ) serves multiple purposes. It is used to mark the end of a sentence, to indicate abbreviation, including of names as initials, as well as a separation marker when listing things with number "1. 2. 3.".

'''Question marks'''

The question mark ( ? ) is used to mark the end of a sentence which is a question.

'''Quotation marks'''

Quotation marks ( ‘...’, “...”, '...', "..." ) are used in pairs to set off quotation, with two levels for distinguishing nested quotations: single and double. Germian texts favours double quotation marks for the primary quotation.

Question marks, exclamation points, semicolons, colons, periods and commas are placed inside the quotation marks when they apply only to the quoted material; if they syntactically apply to the sentence containing or introducing the material, they are placed outside the marks.

'''Semicolon'''

The semicolon ( ; ) is used to separate two independent but related clauses. The semicolon is also used to separate list items when the list items contain commas.

'''Slash'''

The slash ( / ) is often used to indicate alternatives or two equivalent meanings or spellings. The slash can also be used in certain set phrases.

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+'''Apostrophe'''
+The apostrophe ( ’, ' ), is used to mark to mark letters omitted in contractions.
+'''Brackets'''
+Brackets ( [...], (...), {...}, ⟨...⟩ ), are used for parenthesis, explanation or comment.
+Question marks, exclamation points, semicolons, colons, periods and commas are placed inside the brackets when they apply only to the explanation or comment; if they syntactically apply to the sentence containing the material, they are placed outside the marks.
+'''Colon'''
+The colon ( : ) is used to start an enumeration, as in. It is used between two clauses when the second clause otherwise clarifies the first, as in.
+'''Comma'''
+The comma ( , ) is used to disambiguate the meaning of sentences, by providing boundaries between clauses and phrases.
+The comma is also used as the decimal separator.
+'''Dash and hyphen'''
+The dash ( –, — ) is used:
+. as a replacement for a comma, when the subsequent clause significantly shifts the primary focus of the preceding text.
+. to indicate spans or differentiation, where it may replace "and", "to", or "through" e.g. numbers "1—10", "US—Canada".
+. to mark someone speaking.
+. to mark the one who said something.
+The hyphen/hyphen-minus ( ‐ ) is used:
+. as a line continuation when a word is broken across two lines;
+. to apply a prefix to a word for which there is no canonical compound word;
+'''Ellipsis'''
+An ellipsis ( ..., …, . . .) is used to mark omitted text or when a sentence trails off.
+'''Exclamation mark'''
+The exclamation mark ( ! ) is used to mark an exclamation.
+'''Period/full stop/full point'''
+The character known as the period/full stop/full point ( . ) serves multiple purposes. It is used to mark the end of a sentence, to indicate abbreviation, including of names as initials, as well as a separation marker when listing things with number "1. 2. 3.".
+'''Question marks'''
+The question mark ( ? ) is used to mark the end of a sentence which is a question.
+'''Quotation marks'''
+Quotation marks ( ‘...’, “...”, '...', "..." ) are used in pairs to set off quotation, with two levels for distinguishing nested quotations: single and double. Germian texts favours double quotation marks for the primary quotation.
+Question marks, exclamation points, semicolons, colons, periods and commas are placed inside the quotation marks when they apply only to the quoted material; if they syntactically apply to the sentence containing or introducing the material, they are placed outside the marks.
+'''Semicolon'''
+The semicolon ( ; ) is used to separate two independent but related clauses. The semicolon is also used to separate list items when the list items contain commas.
+'''Slash'''
+The slash ( / ) is often used to indicate alternatives or two equivalent meanings or spellings. The slash can also be used in certain set phrases.
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