A question about Spanish punctuation...

Question

In my reading I've noticed that in Spanish these symbols: "..." are not used for speech rather these symbols are -...-.

I was wondering if this is correct, and if there are other discrepencies between the two languages with regard to punctuation .

Thank you in advance.

Great question, Jen! - sanlee, Sep 7, 2010

Answer 1

Great question!!

This article talks all about punctuation in Spanish.

The dash is used most frequently in Spanish to indicate a change in speakers during a dialogue, and thus replacing quotation marks. In English, it is customary to separate each speaker's remarks into a separate paragraph, but that typically isn't done in Spanish.

— Cómo estás? — Muy bien ¿y tú? — Muy bien también.

Hi, Marianne...just saw your post. Will check it out. Delores - Delores--Lindsey, Apr 30, 2010

Great site. - Delores--Lindsey, Apr 30, 2010

Yes, spanish.about.com has some great info! - --Mariana--, Apr 30, 2010

Thank you very much for the link Marianne :). It's a great site. - --Jen--, Apr 30, 2010

Answer 2

Sí, es correcto. Como tú sabes, otros diferences son con "?" y "!".

Me interesaría saber si hay otros.

It is correct. As you know, other differences concern the question mark and exclamation mark appearing upside down at the beginning of the sentence.

I would like to know if there are others.

Delores