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UK
/pˌʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/
]
[ US /ˌpəŋktʃuˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌpəŋktʃuˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- 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
- the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
How To Use punctuation In A Sentence
- The voice is Kelly's throughout, down to the lack of punctuation, eccentric spellings and curious syntax.
- It has just enhanced its service to learn from the results you choose to view and can apply case-sensitive and punctuation-sensitive rules to a set of Google search results. Internet News: Current Awareness Archives
- He was known for his poor grammar and punctuation.
- ‘There were seven misquotes, 32 errors of fact,’ he says, overlooking his own book's refreshingly loose association with accepted English grammar and punctuation.
- Though the dissolve has become part of film punctuation it can still shock or seduce the viewer.
- When she puts a comma in a sentence, adds an ellipsis, uses a semi-colon, you can bet it's a punctuation mark that belongs wherever she puts it.
- All accompanied by some dodgy spelling and hyperbolic punctuation. Times, Sunday Times
- An idiosyncratic use of spacing and punctuation has been part of this writer's equipage for several books, but here she uses these devices more subtly; the use of colons and brackets no longer feels daring, but necessary.
- Do not use punctuation after the formula. A Short Guide to Writing About Science
- But they are not as big a turn-off as bad punctuation and spelling. Times, Sunday Times
