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Agata Sobieraj
Agata Sobieraj
Language Tutor/Translator
Foreign languages have always been my true passion which I devote myslef to every single day. Professionally, I work as a translator and interpreter, English language tutor and an author of language blog. Personally, I pursue my passions through travelling, reading and learning other foreign languages (Italian ♥)
Keyboard symbols
Today's post is devoted to naming keyboard symbols in English. The lack of knowledge on this subject may surprise us in the least expected or the least desired moment!
To the point - take a look at the list below:
| ! - exclamation mark @ - at # - hashtag $ - dollar % - per cent ^ - hat & - and/ampersand * - asterisk / star (u) - brackets [u] - square brackets {u} - curly brackets sth-sth – hyphen „sth” - „sth - dash u_ - underscore ? - question mark |
/ - forward slash \ - back slash <u> - angle brackets , - comma . - full stop / dot ~ - tilde „ - quotation mark / quote ' - single quotation mark / single quote ` - apostrophe : - colon ; - semicolon + - plus sign - - minus sign = - equals sign → - arrow |
You may not see it at first glance but there is a difference between "hyphen" and "dash". Hyphen joints two or three words while "dash" separates words and even individual parts of a sentence.
Here are some examples:
| Hyphen: co-operate non-institutional up-to-date a ten-minute break |
Dash: You may think she is a liar - she isn't. „I will visit my doctor tomorrow” - he said. They might come to the party - you never know. I opened the door and there she stood - my long lost sister. |
Now, read the following web addresses to practise your skills:
www.travel-abroad.co.uk
andrew@hotmail.com
www.food.net/greek_food.html
www.example.com/mail