Crossword-Solution: PUNCTUATION
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Punctuation | n. | The act or art of punctuating or pointing a writing or discourse; the art or mode of dividing literary composition into sentences, and members of a sentence, by means of points, so as to elucidate the author's meaning. |
We have 9 clues for the answer “PUNCTUATION”
| Clue | Answers |
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| INSERTION in written or printed matter of standard symbols | 1 answer |
| One concern of a proofreader | 1 answer |
| Writing marks? | 1 answer |
| English class topic | 4 answers |
| time interval | 23 answers |
| Parenthesis | 28 answers |
| clearance | 72 answers |
| Jump | 73 answers |
| Room | 85 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
REETA
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with PUNCTUATION (5)
The `uparrow' name for circumflex and `leftarrow' name for underline are historical relics from archaic ASCII (the 1963 version), which had these graphics in those character positions rather than the modern punctuation characters.
Each in her turn stepped forward to the edge of the platform, cleared her throat, held up her manuscript (tied with dainty ribbon), and proceeded to read, with labored attention to “expression” and punctuation.
The Standard ASCII Character Set consists of 128 decimal numbers ranging from zero through 127 assigned to letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and the most common special characters.
His arguments were pointed with specie--we doing the punctuation--and with a little bargaining he told us what he knew.
Each line is accurate: nothing is left to chance; the punctuation, very correct and a little emphatic and decided, indicates with precision and delicate distinction all the links in the chain of his argument.
Quotes with PUNCTUATION (3)
The key to a successful relationship isn’t just in the words, it’s in the choice of punctuation. When you’re in love with someone, a well-placed question mark can be the difference between bliss and disaster, and a deeply respected period or a cleverly inserted ellipsis can prevent all kinds of exclamations.
Hope. It's like a drop of honey, a field of tulips blooming in the springtime. It's a fresh rain, a whispered promise, a cloudless sky, the perfect punctuation mark at the end of a sentence. And it's the only thing in the world keeping me afloat.
To those who care about punctuation, a sentence such as "Thank God its Friday" (without the apostrophe) rouses feelings not only of despair but of violence. The confusion of the possessive "its" (no apostrophe) with the contractive "it's" (with apostrophe) is an unequivocal signal of illiteracy and sets off a Pavlovian "kill" response in the average stickler.
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Appears in: NYT, USA TODAY.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1991–2015).