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Question Spaces within abbreviations, acronyms, and initials
I have come across examples supporting both spaced as well as non-spaced examples and that's what confuses me. I want to understand what the standard practice is as endorsed by any of the major style guides. For example, consider the following examples: > A. B. Smith (Why is there a space?) > > U.S...
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over 9 years ago
Question Use of punctuation within quotes with single words or letters
Consider the following sentence: Huego becomes fuego by discarding its "h" in favor of "f". Do not omit the trailing "s", which is key to the overall meaning here. Nueve comes from the Latin word "nueve", which also gives us the English word, nine. I know American English mandates punctuation mar...
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over 9 years ago