Spanish Answers

Have you ever wondered what a period (.) or an upside down question mark (¿) is called in Spanish? Or what a "signo de apertura" is? Then look no further - in this episode, we talk about the basics of Spanish punctuation, focusing on what they're called with tips on how to use them.

Show Notes

Have you ever wondered what a period (.) or an upside down question mark (¿) is called in Spanish? Or what a "signo de apertura" is? Then look no further - in this epsiode, we talk about the basics of Spanish punctuation, focusing on what they're called with tips on how to use them.

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Research Resources:
“Interrogación y Exclamación (Signos de),” from the Diccionario Panhispánico de Dudas by the RAE in 2009. http://lema.rae.es/dpd/srv/search?id=bH8aKhoE1D6eF5Wp4C
“Spanish Punctuation Leaving You with Question Marks? Here’s Your Guide” by Francisco J. Vare from FluentU. https://www.fluentu.com/blog/spanish/spanish-punctuation/
“Oxford Comma Dispute is Settled as Maine Drivers Get $5 Million,”by Daniel Victor for the New York Times on February 9, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/us/oxford-comma-maine.html - The Court Document is located here: https://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca1/16-1901/16-1901-2017-03-13.pdf?ts=1489437006

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