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Internal terminal punctuation marks
What is the rule for using terminal punction marks such as "!" and "?" inside a sentence? For example ( from Jane Austen ):
"Why do you talk of success? where is your merit?" and "A house of her own! but where is the advantage of a house of her own?"
Does modern usage find this acceptable? Or should the "where" and "but" be capitalized?
"Why do you talk of success? where is your merit?" and "A house of her own! but where is the advantage of a house of her own?"
Does modern usage find this acceptable? Or should the "where" and "but" be capitalized?
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" inside a sentence? For example ( ... " Does modern usage find this acceptable?
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- " Does modern usage find this acceptable?
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In our last episode,
(Email Removed), the lovely and talented sam spade broadcast on alt.usage.english:
[nq:1]What is the rule for using terminal punction marks such as "!" and "?" inside a sentence? For example ( ... of a house of her own?" Does modern usage find this acceptable? Or should the "where" and "but" be capitalized?[/nq]
! and ? are not always terminal punctuation. But Aust
(Email Removed), the lovely and talented sam spade broadcast on alt.usage.english:
[nq:1]What is the rule for using terminal punction marks such as "!" and "?" inside a sentence? For example ( ... of a house of her own?" Does modern usage find this acceptable? Or should the "where" and "but" be capitalized?[/nq]
! and ? are not always terminal punctuation. But Aust
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[nq:1]What is the rule for using terminal punction marks such as "!" and "?" inside a sentence? For example ( from Jane Austen ):[/nq]
Oscar Wilde a good writer often used them, too.
[nq:1]"Why do you talk of success? where is your merit?" and "A house of her own! but where is the advantage of a house of her own?" Does modern usage find this acceptable? Or should the "where" and "but" be c
Oscar Wilde a good writer often used them, too.
[nq:1]"Why do you talk of success? where is your merit?" and "A house of her own! but where is the advantage of a house of her own?" Does modern usage find this acceptable? Or should the "where" and "but" be c
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