Fact · Dictation
Nuance's Dragon guidelines tell users to pause briefly before and after dictating punctuation.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Pause briefly before and after you dictate punctuation.”
Dictation guidelines (Dragon for PC, version 15 help), Nuance Communications (Dragon help), 2015, Dictation guidelines, list of tips.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence appears in the vendor's list of tips for getting good recognition from Dragon for PC.
- What it does not show
- Written for Dragon version 15. Apple and Microsoft do not give the same instruction in the pages checked here.
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