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Common Punctuation Mistakes 5 - 8
7 The Semi Colon ( ; )
1 Introduction
8 The Apostrophe (')
9.1 Ellipses ( . . . ) and Suspension Points ( . . . )
4 The Question Mark (?)
2 The Full Stop (.)
3 The Comma (,)
Common Punctuation Mistakes 1 - 4
9.2 Inverted Commas, Single Quotaion Marks (' ') , and Double Quotation Marks ( " ")
5 The Exclamation Mark (!)
9 The Hyphen (-), The N Dash, and The M Dash ( – )
9.3 Brackets ( ) and Braces { }
6 The Colon (:)
9.4 The Slash ( / )
The slash ( / ), also known as the virgule, has several uses, most of which should be avoided in formal writing.
It represents a line break in poetry,
She took the high road,/
I took the low road.
It means PER
200 per week = 200/week
It can mean AND
He studied maths/chemistry and Oxford.
It can mean OR
Dear Sir/Madam,
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