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By *ichaelangela OP   Couple
over a year ago

notts

when using brackets, do you use a comma or full stop at the end, and if so, does it go in or out of the close bracket??

just to quench my curiosity

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Keeping well stumb pmsl

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

(curly brackets), [square brackets], or {funky ones}, or chevrons ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It could be either a comma or a full stop depending on the sentence. However the punctuation mark would come outside the bracket, unless what was within it required punctuation. At least I think that is right

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think commas and full stops go outside the bracket

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"(curly brackets), [square brackets], or {funky ones}, or chevrons ?"

correct,outside the bracket.

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By *ichaelangela OP   Couple
over a year ago

notts

they just look so odd (outside the bracket).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh my angle bracket got stripped

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When using brackets (if appropriate), the comma (if necessary) is always placed outside the closing bracket.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

read a publication?.(I dunno really,(maybe I do.(possibly.),

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"read a publication?.(I dunno really,(maybe I do.(possibly.),"

*)

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By *ichaelangela OP   Couple
over a year ago

notts


"read a publication?.(I dunno really,(maybe I do.(possibly.),"

now this raises a completely new question, should you not have had a double close bracket at the end??

))

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When using brackets (if appropriate), the comma (if necessary) is always placed outside the closing bracket."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"they just look so odd (outside the bracket)."

You (can) order them (in [any way, you please]). So long as people can understand what you're saying. There are no real rules to grammar or punctuation, just accepted conventions - and they change.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

(),().()!()?

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk


"they just look so odd (outside the bracket)."

The full stop finishes the sentence though, which the bracketed section is part of.

In your example, if the full stop were inside the bracket then the brackets would have been opened within the sentence and left unclosed at the end.

I hope that makes sense. It was more difficult to explain than I expected.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"(),().()!()? "

It worries me that I find that a little sexy. (.) (.)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"read a publication?.(I dunno really,(maybe I do.(possibly.),

now this raises a completely new question, should you not have had a double close bracket at the end??

))"

I added it after realizing my mistake..I hope people dont block me now cos I'm a thick fud

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"read a publication?.(I dunno really,(maybe I do.(possibly.),

now this raises a completely new question, should you not have had a double close bracket at the end??

))"

and there is no need for the full stop after the question mark

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"(),().()!()?

It worries me that I find that a little sexy. (.) (.)"
Oh yeah!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"read a publication?.(I dunno really,(maybe I do.(possibly.),).

now this raises a completely new question, should you not have had a double close bracket at the end??

))"

even fixed the comma full stop joke..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"read a publication?.(I dunno really,(maybe I do.(possibly.),

now this raises a completely new question, should you not have had a double close bracket at the end??

))

and there is no need for the full stop after the question mark"

I'm tired of people ruling my life...I'm leaving this site!",. ,,, ((00))

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By *ichaelangela OP   Couple
over a year ago

notts


"read a publication?.(I dunno really,(maybe I do.(possibly.),

now this raises a completely new question, should you not have had a double close bracket at the end??

))

I added it after realizing my mistake..I hope people dont block me now cos I'm a thick fud

"

well, we were not going to block you for the one mistake, but the full stop after the question mark has now altered our decision.

you are the weakest link ... goodbye

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"read a publication?.(I dunno really,(maybe I do.(possibly.),

now this raises a completely new question, should you not have had a double close bracket at the end??

))

I added it after realizing my mistake..I hope people dont block me now cos I'm a thick fud

well, we were not going to block you for the one mistake, but the full stop after the question mark has now altered our decision.

you are the weakest link ... goodbye "

thats ok cos I wasnt interested..now I'm gonna have to de-fab ur pics!...so there.

(I better get this rightclicksave thing sorted)..oops...er...did I say that out loud!?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nice interrobang

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Nice interrobang"

had to google that lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Nice interrobang

had to google that lol"

Punctuation porn

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By *bony in IvoryCouple
over a year ago

Black&White Utopia

Big ones, inside! ( o )( o )

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By *ichaelangela OP   Couple
over a year ago

notts


"Nice interrobang

had to google that lol"

me too

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