- Is there punctuation in Latin?
- Is there a space between commas and words?
- Did ancient Latin have punctuation?
- Does a space count as punctuation?
Is there punctuation in Latin?
Many Classical Latin textbooks typeset their texts with (small and capital letters and) a broad selection of punctuation, like period . , comma , , colon : , semicolon ; , exclamation mark ! , question mark ? and possibly more (e.g. en dash – , etc.).
Is there a space between commas and words?
Commas separate parts of a sentence into logical elements. Commas have no meaning, but they help us to see the structure and therefore the meaning of the sentence. Put a space after a comma. Do not put a space before a comma.
Did ancient Latin have punctuation?
It was a common way of writing for texts in Ancient Greek and Classical Latin. Spoken Greek and Latin did use punctuation to tell words apart.
Does a space count as punctuation?
In writing, a space ( ) is a blank area that separates words, sentences, syllables (in syllabification) and other written or printed glyphs (characters). Conventions for spacing vary among languages, and in some languages the spacing rules are complex.