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Upside-down marks, simple in the era of hand typesetting, were originally recommended by the Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy), in the second edition of the Ortografía de la lengua castellana (Orthography of the Castilian language) in 1754 [3] recommending it as the symbol indicating the beginning of a question in written Spanish—e.g. "¿Cuántos años tienes?"
In English, the question mark typically occurs at the end of a sentence, where it replaces the full stop (period). However, the question mark may also occur at the end of a clause or phrase, where it replaces the comma (see also Question comma):
Quotation marks [A] are punctuation marks used in pairs in various writing systems to identify direct speech, a quotation, or a phrase.The pair consists of an opening quotation mark and a closing quotation mark, which may or may not be the same glyph. [3]
In English writing, quotation marks or inverted commas, also known informally as quotes, talking marks, [1] [2] speech marks, [3] quote marks, quotemarks or speechmarks, are punctuation marks placed on either side of a word or phrase in order to identify it as a quotation, direct speech or a literal title or name.
El mundo (lit. ' The World ') is a 2007 autobiographical novel by the Spanish writer Juan José Millás. It is inspired by childhood memories and is about a boy who lives on the street and tries to grasp the history of the world. [1] [2] [3]
El Mundo Today is an online satirical newspaper published in Spain.Its public launch was in January 2009, and it is currently active. The website adopts the style of the online press although the content of the publication is totally fictitious and humorous, using the format of the traditional press to create parody and satire.
El Mundo Se Equivoca (The World Is Mistaken) is the third studio album release from the Spanish music trio, La 5ª Estación. The album received a Latin Grammy Award on November 8, 2007, for Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals .
Marquess of Comillas (Spanish: Marqués de Comillas) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee of Spain. [2] On 3 July 1878, the title Marquess of Comillas was granted to Antonio López y López by the King Alfonso XII, in recognition of his contribution to the town of Comillas in northern Spain. [3]