Punctuation
You learn the apostrophe, the question mark, the exclamation mark and inverted commas, each with the right finger.
How to find the key
- Tap the apostrophe with your right pinky.
- Tap the question mark on the slash key, with Shift.
- Tap the exclamation mark on the 1, with Shift.
- Tap the inverted commas on the 2, with Shift.
1234567890
qwertyuiop
asdfghjkl;'
zxcvbnm,./
shiftshift
A worked example
why?
- Type why.
- Hold Shift with your left pinky.
- Curl your right pinky down to the slash key and tap it.
- Let go of Shift.
- This is how you type why? without moving your hands.
More examples
don't
- Type don.
- Stretch your right pinky to the apostrophe, next to the semicolon.
- Tap it.
- Then type the t.
"yes"
- Hold Shift with your right pinky.
- Reach up with your left ring finger to the 2 and tap it for the opening mark.
- Release Shift and type yes.
- Do it again for the closing mark.
Watch out
You put a space between the word and the question mark.
Attach the mark to the word before it, like a comma or a full stop.
You look for the inverted commas next to the apostrophe, as on an American keyboard.
On a British keyboard they are on the 2. The apostrophe is a separate key.
Tips
- The question mark and the apostrophe both belong to your right pinky.
- For the question mark, the exclamation mark and the inverted commas, hold Shift with the pinky of your other hand.
Why it works
A punctuation mark is on an ordinary key, sometimes with Shift. On a British keyboard the inverted commas are Shift and the 2. The question mark is on the slash key and the exclamation mark on the 1. Know the finger and you do not have to search.