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Proper punctuation? [duplicate]
1) What looks better to you ?
2) What looks better to you?
Many years ago, I found myself adding a space before exclamation points and question marks. I don't, however, put a space before a period. ...
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Why add extra space between a word and punctuation (e.g. a period, question mark, etc.)? [duplicate]
I was just wondering this because of noticing a lot of people I've worked with typed this way.
Examples:
Okay, that's great .
Thanks, Stephanie .
Was there anything else ?
I was wondering if ...
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should there be space between a sentence and question mark or not? [duplicate]
while asking questions in the sentence do we need to give space between question mark (?) and the sentence.
what is your name?
what is your name ?
which one is correct?
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Spaces around a colon
In a recent test, I fixed a feature and I was given the document back because it was pointed out the following was not correct.
Name: Sandy Corporation
I was asked to do this
Name : Sandy ...
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Any authoritative source on British rules on space before question mark?
Is it ever correct to have a space before a question or exclamation mark? is affirming what I always use, but now some translators I know said that I always need a space before. I am sure they are ...
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is "Where are you going to?" correct
— Where are you going?
— I'm going to Paris.
vs.
— Where are you going to?
— I'm going to Paris.
I'm pretty sure the first one is correct, but what about the second?
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Spaces for Ellipses [duplicate]
I find some opinions about the rules for ellipses are conflicting. Here are some conflicting issues:
Q1: Are the spaces between the dots in a ellipsis necessary, i.e. dot-space-dot-space-dot?
(Yes.) ...
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Is "any" also used with plurals?
I found on a research paper the following statement:
Is any particular images satisfying the requirements ?
I thought any can only be used with singular terms. So I was surprised when I've seen "...
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Why do some users from India make these particular punctuation and capitalization errors? [closed]
Many users from India are now using the Stack Exchange sites and I see a common set of errors:
Spaces before punctuation: *where is this going ?
No space at all around punctuation *This is one ...
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Space before three dots? [duplicate]
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What is the proper way of using triple dots and spaces before/after them?
Should there be a space before three dots?
Examples:
I don't know if this is good...
I don't know if ...
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Proper punctuation for parentheses [duplicate]
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Is there any rule for the placement of space after and before parenthesis?
Should you put a space in between the outside of parentheses and punctuation?
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Using "to" instead of "and"
I read the following sentence in an essay:
The number of visitors to France is approximately between 8 and 10 million each year.
Can I replace "and" with "to", as follows:
The ...
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