The Parenthesis includes words not properly a part of the main sentence;
as, I like these people (who would not?) very much. The words within the
parenthesis should be read in a lower tone of voice.

[ ]

The Brackets inclose words that serve to explain the preceding word or
sentence; as, James [the truthful boy] went home.

^

The Caret shows where words are to be put in that have been omitted by
mistake; as, Live ^in peace.

(..)

The Diaresis is placed over the latter of two vowels, to show that they
belong to two distinct syllables; as, aerial.

-

The Hyphen is used to connect compound words; as, Well-doing; or the
parts of a word separated at the end of a line.

[Index]

The Index points to something special or remarkable; as, => Important
News!

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