SASXSEK Reference:Punctuation
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The following punctuation marks are not used in SASXSEK: semicolon (;), exclamation (!), question mark (?), and the pound-sign (#).
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End of Sentence
A period (.) is used to indicate the end of any sentence, including questions which are indicated by the use of interrogative words.
- lo kin fu kitabuk.
- he go to library.
- He is going to the library.
- ha lo kin fu kitabuk.
- ? he go to libary.
- Is he is going to the library?
Quotations
Angle brackets < > are used to mark quotations.
- lo sek la <mo tav tu kitabuk>.
- he say (quote) "I be-located at library".
- He said, "I was at the library."
Foreign Words or Phrases
Square brackets [ ] are used to mark foreign spellings, though it is also possible to use italics, or some other distinctive typeface instead.
- lo nam li [John].
- he be-called {name} "John."
- His name is John.
Parentheses
- Parentheses ( ) are used as in English.
Separator
The apostrophe ( ') is used as a separator to improve legibility when writing numbers or other long words.
- kilx'naufxhekx'batxdesx'kuad (1'984)
- one thousand nine hundred and eighty four
Decimal Point
A comma (,) is used with numbers to indicate a decimal point, or as a seperator in any hierarchy of numbers such as dates and times.
- 9'875,23
- 9,875.23
- 19,7,2008
- 7-19-2008 / 19.7.2008
- 23,30
- 11:30 PM
Percent
The percent-sign % is short for hekim (hundreth, percent). It it also used to mean a minor unit of currency based on 100.
- ci bira mem 4i % kohol.
- this beer consist-of four hundreths alcohol.
- This beer is 4% alcohol.
- lo kauf bevare ju 99i %.
- he buy beverage using ninety-nine cent.
- He bought the drink for 99¢.
Currency
The ampersand & (cen) is used as a generic currency marker, effectively meaning "main unit of local currency" regardless of what it may be called.
- mo kauf ci kitab ju 5i &.
- I buy this book using five bucks.
- I bought this book for 5 units.
- lo kauf bevare ju 99i %.
- he buy beverage using ninety-nine cent.
- he bought the drink for 99¢.
Common currency symbols such as $ (dolar), € (euro), £ (paund, lira), ¥ (ien), � (baht), ¢ (kolon) or ₱ (peso) may be used but should always stand in place of the noun they represent.
- mo kauf ci kitab ju 5i $.
- I buy this book using five dollar
- I bought this book for $5.
- lo sat uagon ju 5'000i €.
- he sell car using five-thousand euro.
- he sold the car for €5,000.
However, another method could be to used the standard 3-letter code for the currency to avoid confusion with other currencies which use the same symbol or have the same name. Like all foreign spellings, it must appear in brackets.
- mo kauf ci kitab ju 5i [USD].
- lo sat uagon ju 5'000i [EUR].
Abbreviations
The colon (:) is used to indicate missing letters in abbreviations.
- i:b: (ienibi balad) = United Nations
- 1:mas, 1:m: (ienitxmas) = January
- 7:din, 2:d: (sepitxdin) = Sunday
- s:amerika (sudamerika) = South America
- s:s: (sasxsek) = Sasxsek
- h: (hora) = hour
The at-sign @ (tu) is only used for writing e-mail addresses.
- ni tulis seko fu [sudadres@sasxsek.org].
Miscellaneous Symbols
Commercial, scientific, mathematical and other commonly used typographical symbols may be used.
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