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punctuation

[p^Nk tSu(:) 'ei S.n] = /pʌŋktʃu ˈeɪʃən/
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  1. Punctuation is the name for all the commas, periods, colons, etc. in a written text. Here are some examples of punctuation symbols: , . : ; - ! &
    I don’t teach punctuation because I don’t know it myself.
    Most e-mail messages use incorrect punctuation.
    I got a B for my composition because I had made mistakes in punctuation.