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Etymology
Descended from the diagonal slash ( / ), used to indicate a pause. The modern form was first used by.

Usage notes

 * (Separates items in a list) The last comma before a conjunction in a list is called a serial comma. Usage of the serial comma depends on the house style one uses, so the phrase can also be written without the comma: "She sells dogs, cats and birds." See Serial comma on Wikipedia for more details.

Symbol

 * 1) The thousands separator used in some countries.
 * 2)  Used for the Indian numbering system.
 * 3) The decimal separator used in some countries.
 * 1) The decimal separator used in some countries.

Alternative forms

 * in Arabic:
 * in Armenian:
 * in Chinese: ，
 * in Japanese: 、

Suffix

 * 1)  the suffix -(V)nce or -(V)nse (,, , , etc.)
 * 2)  the suffix

Usage notes
The punctuation mark is separated from the preceding word by a space.

Falling tone is otherwise unmarked. Glottal stop also occurs on syllables with high-falling tone, which is written $⟨⟩$, but is unmarked in such cases.

Usage notes
A final glottal stop is unwritten on syllables with this tone. Thus aʼ transcribes both and. Full falling tone is unmarked, except for syllables with a final glottal stop, which is transcribed.

Usage notes
The punctuation mark is separated from the preceding word by a space.

Falling tone is otherwise unmarked. Glottal stop with other tones is low $⟨⟩$ and high $⟨⟩$.