| the paragraph | ¶ |
| the section | § |
| the dagger | † |
| the double dagger | ‡ |
| the parallel | || |
| the bracket |
and some others.
These, however, are quite unnecessary, except for elaborate works, in which they are chiefly used for notes or marginal references. The rule — is sometimes used as a substitute for the bracket or parenthesis.
202. Pauses
| The comma | , | denotes the shortest pause |
| the semi-colon | ; | a little longer pause than the comma |
| the colon | : | a little longer pause than the semicolon |
| The period | . | or full point, the longest pause. |
203. The Relative Duration
of these pauses is described as:
| Comma | while you count | One |
| Semicolon | while you count | Two |
| Colon | while you count | Three |
| Period | while you count | Four |