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All
statements, those phrases/sentences that simply state an
event or status
or attribute of a subject, begin and end
with a colon mark ":". It indicates a full
and complete stop in speech.
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Queries,
those phrases questioning an event, status or attribute begin
and end with a question mark "?". It
indicates a full and complete stop in speech.
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Exclamations,
those phrases/sentences deemed to require heightened attention
by the speaker and thus usually spoken in a manner
exhibiting heightened excitement, pitch or other vocal signal,
are begun and ended with an exclamation mark "!".
It indicates a full and complete stop in speech. Those elements
which are also pronounced with a higher volume/pitch/tone/vocal
signal are preceded by an exclamation mark.
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Titles, those phrases simply naming a thing, event or piece
of work (such as this article), are begun and ended in single
quotation marks ''.
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Most words in Lojsk are
constructed in single syllables. There are however, a number
of grammatical 'fused' constructions
that have multiple syllables (two or three). Period marks "." are
utilized to indicate the separation of the parts. It indicates
a full and complete, albeit short, stop in speech.
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Proper
names are denoted with as many syllables as are necessary.
Comma marks "," are utilized to indicate the
separation of syllables in these constructs. Period marks "." are
also utilized to mark the separation between the name and the "ii" that
exits and re-enters Lojsk. (see section titled CMEN)
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