Ogham is composed of a set of markings that follow along a center line. Each letter consists of up to five lines, which can be entire or half, horizontal or diagonal. When writing in Ogham, there are a few things to keep in mind. Ogham is written from the bottom to the top of the center line. It is also read from left to right, but not necessarily line by line. In English, words are written with the exception of some special characters above or below them. In Ogham, however, letters are added to and removed from words; thus, they cannot be used as punctuation. Words are separated only by spaces or by semicolons; neither punctuation mark can belong to another word. This may seem odd at first, but it allows for very long sentences without any problems. There are several ways to indicate where one word ends and another begins: a space or a comma can be used. Sometimes two or more words are joined together using conjunctions like and, or, nor, but, or, yet. These conjunctions are called interlinear elements because they appear between the words instead of within them. Interlinear elements can be difficult to translate because they provide information about the relationship between the words, rather than just their order. For example, if you want to say "I am a man," you could write "Moighid méannaim" (MEHN-ee mahn-EYE mahn-EYE).