Meaning of underpunctuate | Babel Free

Definitions

To punctuate insufficiently.

Examples

“Do not overpunctuate; it is much easier than to underpunctuate. The general tendency nowadays is to make⟳ punctuation less copious than formerly.”

“Do not overpunctuate. But do not underpunctuate. Make⟳ your sentence constructions so clear that it will be possible for you to keep⟳ punctuation at a minimum.”

“[George] Ade tended to underpunctuate. The punctuation of the letters and the capitalization which was a trademark remain⟳ as they appear⟳ in the copy⟳ texts.”

“The translators tended to underpunctuate (perhaps reflecting their familiarity with the originals). I have⟳ therefore repunctuated many of the letters in accordance with accepted modern English usage.”

“For example, much editorial ink has been spilled over the question⟳, why did he [Lord Byron] underpunctuate his poetic manuscripts – or even whether his manuscripts are under-, or just Byronically-, punctuated.”

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