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Lingüística - Punctuation

Aquí aprenderá algunas palabras en inglés relacionadas con la puntuación, como "apóstrofe", "dos puntos" y "elipsis".

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ampersand
[Sustantivo]

the symbol & used in writing to signify the word 'and'

signo &, ampersand

signo &, ampersand

Ex: When writing formal documents , it 's best to avoid using ampersand in favor of spelling out the word " and . "
apostrophe
[Sustantivo]

the symbol ' used in writing to show possession or omission of letters or numbers

apóstrofo

apóstrofo

Ex: His essay had multiple errors in the use apostrophes.
bracket
[Sustantivo]

each of the two symbols [ ] used to indicate that the enclosed numbers or words should be considered separately

corchete

corchete

colon
[Sustantivo]

the punctuation mark : used to introduce a quotation, explanation, or list of items

dos puntos

dos puntos

comma
[Sustantivo]

the mark , used to separate items in a list or indicate a pause in a sentence

coma

coma

dot
[Sustantivo]

a small, round mark or spot

punto

punto

hyphen
[Sustantivo]

a small line used to connect words or parts of words

guion

guion

Ex: She carefully placed hyphen between the syllables of the word ' co-operate ' to show that it is pronounced as two separate units .
parenthesis
[Sustantivo]

either of the symbols ( ) used in writing to enclose extra information that is given or to group a symbolic unit in logic or mathematics

paréntesis

paréntesis

point
[Sustantivo]

the punctuation mark . used to indicate that a sentence or an abbreviation is ended

punto

punto

question mark
[Sustantivo]

the mark ? used at the end of a sentence to show that it is a question

signo de interrogación

signo de interrogación

quotation mark
[Sustantivo]

either of the symbols " " or ' ' used before and after a word or words to indicate the beginning and the end of a title or quoted remark, or to mark a jargon

comillas

comillas

quote
[Sustantivo]

(plural) another way of saying quotation marks

comillas

comillas

semicolon
[Sustantivo]

the punctuation mark ; used to separate the items in a list or to indicate a pause between two main clauses in a compound sentence

punto y coma

punto y coma

slash
[Sustantivo]

the symbol / used in print or writing to indicate alternatives or fractions, etc.

barra, barra oblicua

barra, barra oblicua

emoticon
[Sustantivo]

a sign formed by keyboard characters to show the tone of a message or its sender's facial expression, used on social media or in text messages

emoticón, emoticono

emoticón, emoticono

exclamation point
[Sustantivo]

the mark ! used after a sentence to indicate excitement, surprise, etc.

signo de exclamación, signo de admiración

signo de exclamación, signo de admiración

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