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Can you name the name of each of the following punctuation marks?
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Punctuation Mark
Punctuation Mark (spelled out)
Potential Use
‽
Combines a ? and !
^
'Insert here'
&
'And'
*
Footnote
~
Over an 'n,' changes 'na' to 'nya'
ä (the dots)
Over vowels, changes pronunciation
◊
'Possibility of'
…
'Info is left out here'
Punctuation Mark
Punctuation Mark (spelled out)
Potential Use
˘
Short vowel
|
Absolute value
‰
One-tenth of a %
_
White Space
‡
Footnote
;
Joins two complete sentences
⁄
Fraction (Not a slash!)
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What's That Punctuation? Quiz
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Created Oct 17, 2010 in
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Kiss
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Oct 18th, 2010 at 00:38 GMT
3 points
Very good... never heard of half of these, but you didn't make them up obviously! Good job.
ezois
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Oct 18th, 2010 at 01:06 GMT
1 point
The fraction bar is also known as a virgule.
oogie20
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Oct 18th, 2010 at 01:11 GMT
1 point
Almost - the slash is also known as a virgule (and a slew of other names). The fraction bar is slantyer (slantier? er... more slanty) than the slash/virgule: / vs. ⁄ ... I learned all sorts of crazy things like that while making the quiz...
Chromatos
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Oct 18th, 2010 at 01:18 GMT
2 points
¨ is also known as a diaeresis.
oogie20
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Oct 18th, 2010 at 01:34 GMT
1 point
Indeed! I'd had a bunch of alternate spellings for dia... but not that one. I've added it - thanks!
baddidodo
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Oct 18th, 2010 at 08:21 GMT
3 points
I like this... though I'm not sure if the 5th and 6th 'items' are really *punctuation* marks. They're diacritics, which aren't quite the same thing.
oogie20
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Oct 18th, 2010 at 11:02 GMT
2 points
Tru dat. Same could be said for the ninth, but I figured most people wouldn't know the difference, and some folks might even be scared off by the word "diacritic." I suppose I could add something about that in the game notes.
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