How does Arabic & Hebrew manage to be understood when written without punctuation?

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Until recently, I wasn’t aware that Arabic & Hebrew both rarely (if ever) used punctuation. How do sentences manage to not run into each other? Apparently its usage is a more modern occurence.

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Like other people have said, English also used to not have punctuation. It’s why reading was a true skill. One could discern where a word had ended, and start the next one. People who were able to read held a stylus in their hand to mark the exact letter they were on, so that they didn’t lose their place.

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