User:TheGrappler/German punctuation

1·2 German punctuation is far more consistent than that in English, and violations of punctuation rules may be considered as egregious as spelling mistakes. German punctuation marks are largely identical to those used in English, although quotation marks are written differently and use of the semicolon is rare. However, usage of these marks differs significantly: notably, the comma is used only to divide a sentence grammatically and not to mark pauses in speech, and the colon and exclamation mark serve additional purposes. Formation of the genitive (to indicate possession) does not require an apostrophe: Antons Ball means "Anton's ball".