repunctuation
noun[U]
(alsore-punctuation)uk/ˌriː.pʌŋk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌriː.pʌŋk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/theactorprocessofchangingthepunctuation(=specialsymbolssuch ascommasandquestionmarks)in apieceof writing:
He made theobservationthat repunctuation wouldcompletelychangethemeaningof thesentence.
Some of hisworkneedsa spell-check andextensiverepunctuation to make itcomprehensible.
- In thisversion, repunctuation is notrequired; thetraditionalpunctuationisallowedtostand.
- Repunctuation isnecessaryfor thisunderstandingof thetext.
- Repunctuation neitherintroducesa newmeaningnoravoidstheproblemsassociatedwithstandardpunctuation.
Punctuation
- abbreviated
- accent
- at sign
- block capitals
- capitalization
- caron
- cedilla
- comma
- dash
- diacritical
- double prime
- hyphenate
- question mark
- round brackets
- semicolon
- small capitals
- solidus
- square brackets
- stroke
- unbracketed