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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| punctuation mark | xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| commas | /x | Noun |
| grammar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| apostrophes | x/xx | Noun |
| hyphen | /x | Noun |
| spelling | /x | Noun, Verb |
| capitalization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| grammatical | x/xx | Adjective |
| semicolon | xx/x | Noun |
| formatting | /xx | Noun |
| typos | xx | Noun |
| phrasing | /x | Noun |
| parentheses | x/xx | Noun |
| syntax | /x | Noun |
| diction | /x | Noun |
| ellipsis | x/x | Noun |
| typographical | xx/xx | Noun |
| hyphenation | xx/x | Noun |
| inflection | x/x | Noun |
| adverbs | /x | Noun |
| proofreading | /xx | Noun |
| typographic | xx/x | Noun |
| syntactical | //xx | Adjective |
| spacing | /x | Noun, Verb |
| punctuating | /xxx | Verb |
| typesetting | /xx | Noun |
| typography | x/xx | Noun |
| sentences | /xx | Noun |
| prepositions | xx/x | Noun |
| interjection | xx/x | Noun |
| colon | /x | Noun |
| conjunction | x/x | Noun |
| accentuation | x/x/x | Noun |
| lettering | /xx | Noun |
| intonation | xx/x | Noun |
| prose | / | Noun |
| lowercase | /xx | Adjective |
| readability | xx/xx | Noun |
| autocorrect | /xx/ | Name |
| text | / | Noun |
| wording | /x | Noun |
| orthography | x/xx | Noun |
| rhyming | /x | Noun |
| alliteration | x/xxx | Noun |
| pointing | /x | Verb |
| connective | x/x | Noun |
| cohesive | x/x | Adjective |
| linker | /x | Noun |
| phraseology | xx/xx | Noun |
| coherence | x/x | Noun |
| construction | x/x | Noun |
| clause | / | Noun |
| juncture | /x | Noun |
| notation | x/x | Noun |
| disjunct | x/ | Noun |
| syllable | /xx | Noun |
| member | /x | Noun |
| accent | x/ | Noun |
| language | /x | Noun |
| exclamation | xx/x | Noun |
| form | / | Noun |
| substantive | /xx | Adjective |
| coordination | xxx/x | Noun |
| part of speech | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| coordinator | x/xxx | Noun |
| transition | x/x | Noun |
| conjunctive | xxx | Adjective |
| qualifier | /xxx | Noun |
| juxtaposition | xxx/x | Noun |
| period | /xx | Noun |
| conjunct | xx | Noun |
| expletive | /xx | Noun |
| article | /xx | Noun |
| modernised | /xx | Verb |
| modernized | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| highlighting | /xx | Noun |
| masoretic | xx/x | Adjective |
| regularized | /xxx | Verb |
| emended | x/x | Verb |
| emendations | /x/x | Noun |
| penmanship | /xx | Noun |
| shakespearian | /xxx | Adjective |
| marks | / | Noun |
| capitals | /xx | Noun |
| indentation | xx/x | Noun |
| incorrect | xx/ | Adjective |
| idiosyncratic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| erratic | x/x | Adjective |
| italics | x/x | Noun |
| omitting | x/x | Verb |
| handwriting | /xx | Noun |
| check | / | Adjective |
| prosody | /xx | Noun |
| faulty | /x | Adjective |
| unconventional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| arithmetical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| brace | / | Noun, Verb |
| bracket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| dash | / | Noun, Verb |
| diagnostic | xx/x | Adjective, Name |
| diagonal | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| distinctive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| distinguishing | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dot | / | Noun, Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| english | /x | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| exclamation mark | xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| exclamation point | xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| fingering | /xx | Noun |
| full stop | // | Phrase, Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| initialization | x/xx/x | Noun |
| italian | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| linguistic | x/x | Adjective |
| nourishment | /xx | Noun |
| numbering | /xx | Noun |
| orthographic | xx/x | Adjective |
| padding | /x | Noun |
| pagination | xx/x | Noun |
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| pit | / | Noun, Verb |
| placing | /x | Noun |
| plumbing | /x | Noun |
| prick | / | Noun, Verb |
| psalm | / | Noun, Verb |
| quantification | xxx/x | Noun |
| question | /x | Noun, Verb |
| question mark | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| quotation | x/x | Noun |
| quote | / | Noun, Verb |
| ranking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| rating | /x | Noun |
| score | / | Noun, Verb |
| scoreboard | /x | Noun |
| scorecard | /x | Noun |
| seasoning | /xx | Noun |
| slash | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| solidus | /xx | Noun |
| stop | / | Verb, Noun |
| stroke | / | Noun, Verb |
| subtraction | x/x | Noun |
| superscript | xxx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| time | / | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
