What are the differences in punctuation across various languages?

What are the differences in punctuation across various languages?

Different languages use punctuation marks in unique ways. For example, Spanish uses inverted question marks (¿) and exclamation points (¡) at the beginning of questions and exclamations.

That's interesting! How about French?

In French, punctuation rules include the use of a space before certain punctuation marks like colons and semicolons. Also, quotation marks are often represented by guillemets (« »).

Do all languages use the same punctuation marks?

Not at all! While many languages share common punctuation marks like periods and commas, others have unique symbols or rules, such as the Arabic comma or the use of full stops in different contexts.

Can you give examples of unique punctuation in Asian languages?

Sure! In Chinese, punctuation marks like the Chinese comma (、) and full stop (。) are used, which differ from Western punctuation. Japanese also has unique marks like the Japanese comma (、) and the wave dash (〜).