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Punctuation
Punctuation is the use of spacing, conventional signs, and certain typographical devices as aids to the understanding and correct reading of handwritten and printed text, whether read silently or aloud. (Encyclopedia Britannica) Another description is: “The practice, action, or system of inserting points or other small marks into texts, in order to aid interpretation; division of text into sentences, clauses, etc., by means of such marks” (Oxford English Dictionary).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuation
- . is a period or full stop
• , is a comma
• ? is a question mark
• ! is an exclamation mark
• ‘ is an apostrophe
• ” is a quotation mark/inverted comma
• : is a colon
• ; is a semicolon
• … is an ellipsis
• – is a hyphen
• – is a n-dash
• — is an m-dash
Reasons for punctuation (https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuation#Rules_of_punctuation )
One reason is obedience. If we work for an organization with a house style guide, then we use that guide.
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