Fact · Dictation in your apps
Microsoft's English punctuation table for Dictate in Word lists spoken commands for apostrophe-s, colon, semicolon, open and close quotes, hyphen and ellipsis, in addition to period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark and new line.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“apostrophe-s 's colon : semicolon ; open quotesclose quotes”
Dictate your documents in Word, Microsoft, 2026, Punctuation table, English.
Open the original- What it measures
- The English punctuation table is longer than the first few rows. It also lists parentheses.
- What it does not show
- The table is for English only. Punctuation commands may be worded differently in other languages.