interpunction
interpunction — noun
1. the symbols and marks, including periods, commas, question marks, and semicolons
the symbols and marks, including periods, commas, question marks, and semicolons, that writers place between words and sentences to show the structure and meaning of a text.
Felipe learned the basic rules of interpunction during his first writing class at school.
collocation: rules of interpunction
At the newspaper where Yuki worked, correct interpunction was expected in every article.
Kwame learned a new system of interpunction when he wrote his first essay in Chinese.
Tamar's teacher marked every missing period and comma, reminding her about proper interpunction.
Good interpunction makes a long piece of text much easier to read and understand.
- punctuation
the far more common everyday word for the same concept
用法筆記
Much less common than punctuation; used primarily in formal or historical discussions of writing systems.