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Spacing Rules
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Period. | 2 after when used at the end of a sentence. 1 after when used after an initial or abbreviation Ex:I'm fine. Good and Mrs. K. Huddleston. |
| Comma, | 1 after used in a sentence. 0 after an internal period in an abbreviation. Ex: Lions, tigers, and bears! and 10,000,000 |
| Semicolon; | 1 after used in a sentence Ex: Yes; however, you see |
| Colon: | 2 after used in a sentence 0 after when used to express time. Ex: Items: pens, pencils, paper and 12:34 |
| Hypen- | 0 before and after when used in a sentence Ex: Mother-in-law |
| Slash/ | 0 before and after when used in a sentence Ex: Dated 9/29/08 |
| Apostrophe' | 0 after when used in a contraction Ex: Won't, can't, don't |
| Quotation Mark "" | 0 before and after the letters they surround Ex: I said, "Wait" |
| Parenthesis () | 0 before and after the letters they surround Ex: (Don't stop there) |
| Asterik* | 0 before and after the letters they surround Ex: *Note this* |
| At @ | 1 before and after when used in a sentence Ex: 10@ $1.00 each |
| Percent % | 0 before, 1 after Ex: It was 50% off today |
| Ampersand & | 1 before and after when used in a sentence Ex: Darma & Greg |
| Pound Sign# | 0 before, 1 after Ex: It was 20# |
| Number Sign# | 0 after Ex: Do question #4 tonight. |
| Dollar Sign$ | 0 after Ex: It was $5.00 |