To get: Say: Action:
+ Plus sign Joins left and right
£ Pound sign (UK English) Joins right
) Right bracket (UK English) Joins left
) Right parenthesis (UK English) Joins left
s’ S apostrophe Joins left
’ Single quote Joins left and right
/ Slash Joins left and right
* Star No special action
~ Tilde No special action
_ Underscore Joins left and right
Symbols and characters in number mode
To get: Say:
* Asterisk
xBy
)
Close parenthesis (US English)
Close bracket (UK English)
, Comma
- Dash
/ Divided by
$ Dollar sign
.Dot
€ Euro sign
= Equals
.
Period (US English)
Full stop (UK English)
- Hyphen
- Minus
#
Pound sign (US English)
Number sign (UK English)
(
Open parenthesis (US English)
Open bracket (UK English)
%
Percent (US English)
Percent sign (UK English)
Appendix A. Frequently used commands in dictation 101