{"id":7992,"date":"2024-02-01T16:44:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T16:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=7992"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:23:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:23:47","slug":"what-are-interpuncts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-are-interpuncts","title":{"rendered":"Understanding interpuncts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">There are so many punctuation rules to follow in the English language. While some forms of punctuation like periods and commas are used every day, other forms like interpuncts are more niche and don\u2019t come up all the time. 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