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What are the punctuation marks called?

Here are the common punctuation marks and their names:

Basic Punctuation:

* Period: .

* Comma: ,

* Question Mark: ?

* Exclamation Point: !

* Colon: :

* Semicolon: ;

* Apostrophe: '

* Quotation Marks: " " (double) or ' ' (single)

* Hyphen: -

* Dash: – (en dash) or — (em dash)

* Parentheses: ( )

* Brackets: [ ]

* Ellipsis: ...

Other Punctuation:

* Slash: /

* Asterisk: *

* Number Sign: #

* At Sign: @

* Dollar Sign: $

* Percent Sign: %

* Ampersand: &

* Underscore: _

Note: Some punctuation marks have specific names for different uses, like the em dash vs the en dash. It's worth researching the correct uses for each mark.

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