Symbols {punctuation} separate words.
capitalization
Capitalize titles, works, people names, object names, places, organizations, brands, and events. Capitalize first sentence words.
italics
Italics or underlining is for emphasis, long-work titles, and foreign-language phrases.
symbols
Semicolons can mark ends of phrases or clauses that include commas and ends of independent clauses without conjunctions. Parentheses can mark extra or less important information. Apostrophes can mark possession or contraction.
quotation marks
Quotation marks are for titles or short works, such as songs, essays, short poems, and parts, and sections. Quotation marks are for direct quotations. Single quotation marks enclose direct quotations inside direct quotations.
Periods, question marks, and exclamation points {end mark} can mark sentence ends and show sentence types.
Symbols {comma} can mark pauses, interruptions, introductories, series items {serial comma}, conjunction first-clause endings, non-restrictive phrase and clause beginnings and ends, and appositives.
Symbols {colon for list} can introduce lists or long statements.
Symbols {dash} can mark breaks in thought, substituting for "namely", "that is", "in other words", and "i.e.". Hyphens can link words in compound nouns, adjectives, and adverbs.
Symbol pairs {brackets} can mark corrections or comments.
Symbols {ellipsis} can mark pauses or omissions.
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