Punctuations

NO. Punctuation Spelling Pronunciation Notes
 1 , comma /ˈkɑːmə/  
 2 . period /’pɪrɪəd/  
 3 : colon /ˈkoʊlən/  
 4 ; semicolon /’sɛmɪkolən/  
 5 ! exclamation mark /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃn/ /mɑːrk/  
 6 ? question mark /’kwɛstʃən/ /mɑːrk/  
 7 ‘ ‘ single quotation marks /kwoʊˈteɪʃn/  
 8 ” “ double quotation marks /kwoʊˈteɪʃn/  
 9 …… ellipsis /ɪ’lɪpsɪs/  
 10 * star /star/  
11 bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/  
12 ( ) (open / close )bracket /ˈbrækɪt/  
13 [ ] (open / close ) square bracket /skwer/ /ˈbrækɪt/  
14 { } (open / close ) curly brace /’kɝli/ /breɪs/  
15 ~ tilde /’tɪldə/  
16 / slash /slæʃ/  
17 \ backslash /ˈbækˌslæʃ/  
18 # pound /paʊnd/  
19 & ampersand /ˈæmpɚˌsænd/  
20 | vertical bar /ˈvɜːrtɪkl/ /bɑːr/  
21 is not equal to /ˈiːkwəl/  
22 ° degree /dɪˈɡriː/  
23 Celsius Degree /ˈselsiəs/ /dɪˈɡriː/  
24 apostrophe /ə’pɑstrəfi/  
25 hyphen /ˈhaɪfn/; input with minus e.g. : upper-case; 1-231-007; some coun-
tries. 连字符
26 en dash /en/ /dæʃ/ = to; input with option+ minus e.g. : 1980-1995; Tom (1950-); the post-World War II years 连接符
27 em dash /em/ /dæʃ/; input with shift + option + minus 破折号
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