Difference between revisions of "User:Jacobbrett/English Punctuation Guide"
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|Indicate multiplication operation. |
|Indicate multiplication operation. |
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+ | |x (the letter 'x') when used to indicate multiplication |
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Revision as of 19:02, 18 November 2010
N.B. Usage of preferred characters is optional and sometimes unwarranted.
| Preferred | Usage | Deprecates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‐ | Hyphen | Joining words, e.g. co‐operate. | - (hyphen-minus) |
| ‒ | Figure Dash | used as a dash within numbers, e.g. 555‒1212 | |
| – | En Dash | Separate range of numbers (e.g. 1989‒90) | |
| − | Minus sign | Indicate subtraction | |
| – | Em Dash | Separate thoughts—like this | -- (hyphen-minus, ×2) |
| ― | Horizontal bar Quotation dash |
Introduce quoted text in some cases. | |
| ‘ | Left single quotation mark | Indicate start of quoted text. | ' (apostrophe-quote) |
| ’ | Right single quotation mark Apostrophe |
Indicate end of quoted text, or omitted characters. Should not be used if the album clearly uses the typewriter apostrophe, as with this Frank Zappa album. | |
| ′ | Prime | Minutes; feet. | |
| “ | Left double quotation mark | Indicate start of quoted text | " (quotation mark) |
| ” | Right double quotation mark | Indicate end of quoted text | |
| ″ | Double prime | Seconds; inches | |
| … | Horizontal ellipsis | Indicate intentional omission in original text, or a pause in speech or thought. | ... (Period/full stop ×3) |
| × | Multiplication | Indicate multiplication operation. | x (the letter 'x') when used to indicate multiplication |
