Punctuation has 4 syllables and the stress is on the third syllable.
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| 1. | In English there is a choice between closed and open punctuation; in the former, the writer uses all punctuation that can legitimately be used, whereas in the latter the writer leaves out all punctuation that can be left out without creating ambiguity. | |
| 2. | German punctuation is pedantic, English punctuation is chaotic, and for Esperanto Dr. Zamenhof suggested we look towards our mother tongue as a guideline. Go figure! | |
| 3. | The Canadian government’s guide to writing says that the role of punctuation is to clarify, and "this principle takes precedence over all precepts governing the use of individual marks of punctuation." | |
| 4. | According to the Canadian government "punctuation should be as consistent as possible within a given text". That would mean that one and the same writer may use a different style of punctuation in a different text on another occasion. | |
| 5. | You must be more careful about spelling and punctuation. | |
| 6. | You can add sentences that you do not know how to translate. Perhaps someone else will know! Please do not forget capital letters and punctuation! Thank you. | |
| 7. | Please change the punctuation. | |
| 8. | The sentences "Let's eat grandpa." and "Let's eat, grandpa." are only one proof that punctuation can change a lot. | |
| 9. | Native French speakers often add spaces before punctuation in other languages even though it is usually incorrect. | |
| 10. | Dr. Zamenhof didn't give us any rules for the use of punctuation in Esperanto, because he well knew what a bone of contention that would be. |