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Ramanathan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Regarding the usage of punctuation marks

Is it wrong to leave a space before punctuations marks ( like question mark, colon, semicolon, exclamatory sign, etc. ) ? When we do not leave a space, the punctuation marks are often not noticeable. It looks conjoined. Please answer and advise.
  

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ramanathan Is it wrong to leave a space before punctuations marks In general, yes. The only possible exception I can think of at the moment is three evenly spaced dots/periods that denote an ellipsis ( . .

— Ozzourti

  • ramanathan Is it wrong to leave a space before punctuations marks In general, yes.
  • The only possible exception I can think of at the moment is three evenly spaced dots/periods that denote an ellipsis ( .
  • .
  • ).
  • You can read about it here.
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ramanathanIs it wrong to leave a space before punctuations marks
In general, yes. The only possible exception I can think of at the moment is three evenly spaced dots/periods that denote an ellipsis ( . . . ). You can read about it here.
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Thank you, Mr. Ozzourti.
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