mispunctuationn.
/ˌmɪspʌŋ(k)tʃʊˈeɪʃn/, /ˌmɪspʌŋ(k)tjʊˈeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌmɪsˌpəŋ(k)(t)ʃəˈweɪʃ(ə)n/ Incorrect or faulty punctuation; (occasionally) an instance of this.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > error in written mode > error in punctuation
mispointing1582
mispunctuation1807
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > error in written mode > error in punctuation > instance of
mispunctuation1807
mispointing1870
1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. III. lvi. 65 Omissions which alter the meaning, or mispunctuations which destroy it.
1863 A. Campbell Pop. Lect. & Addresses xxvii. 623 It would be tedious to enumerate the errors that have resulted from mis-punctuation.
1938 Mod. Lang. Notes 53 626 These stupid errors include frequent misspellings, hopeless mispunctuation, the omission of letters and words, [etc.].
1962 P. Larkin Let. 8 Feb. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 340 Dig the mugs in Lond. Mag.—they didn't correct my mispunctuation, the sons of sods.
1986 Shakespeare Q. 37 303 The mispunctuation in his own transcription of them [sc. lines 113–16] obscured their meaning.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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