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Linguistica - Punctuation

Qui imparerai alcune parole inglesi legate alla punteggiatura come "apostrofo", "due punti" e "puntini di sospensione".

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ampersand
[sostantivo]

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

segno &

segno &

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

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

apostrofo

apostrofo

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

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

parentesi

parentesi

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colon
[sostantivo]

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

due punti

due punti

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comma
[sostantivo]

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

virgola

virgola

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dot
[sostantivo]

a small, round mark or spot

punto

punto

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hyphen
[sostantivo]

a small line used to connect words or parts of words

trattino

trattino

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

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

parentesi

parentesi

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point
[sostantivo]

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

punto

punto

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question mark
[sostantivo]

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

punto interrogativo

punto interrogativo

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quotation mark
[sostantivo]

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

virgoletta

virgoletta

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quote
[sostantivo]

(plural) another way of saying quotation marks

citazione

citazione

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semicolon
[sostantivo]

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 e virgola

punto e virgola

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slash
[sostantivo]

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

barra

barra

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emoticon
[sostantivo]

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

emoticon

emoticon

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exclamation point
[sostantivo]

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

punto esclamativo

punto esclamativo

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