Question-Mark-Question

[Tender Branson]

I have seen a lot of questions asked on this Forum and it looks like Americans are using the question mark without a space, while almost everyone else uses a space in between.

As you can see, I use a space of course.

[Χahar]

In English, it is incorrect to put a space before a question mark.

[Tender Branson]

In English, it is incorrect to put a space before a question mark.

Really ?

How's that ?

[Californian Tony]

I'd feel pretty disgusted if I didn't put a space.

[Tender Branson]

I'd feel pretty disgusted if I didn't put a space.

Yeah me too. I always read one of these questions and then "Heck, leave a space because it looks so weird ..."

[Χahar]

In English, it is incorrect to put a space before a question mark.

Really ?

How's that ?

It's a rule of the English language. In French, for instance, you must put a space before the question mark. In English, you must not.

[greenforest32]

That extra space is a total waste of space

[Tender Branson]

That extra space is a total waste of space

LOL, no. It's aesthetically pleasing.

[Hatman]

no space (normal)

[Diabolical Minds Think Alike]

The space in between annoys me, to be honest

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Why would you put a space?

[Vasall des Midas]

In den meisten lateinschriftlichen Sprachen (Ausnahme: Französisch) wird das Fragezeichen – wie jedes abschließende Satzzeichen – ohne Leerzeichen an das letzte Wort des Satzes geschrieben. Dies vermeidet ungewollte Umbrüche zwischen dem letzten Wort und dem Fragezeichen. Ein fehlerhaftes Leerzeichen vor dem Fragezeichen bezeichnet man umgangssprachlich auch als Plenk. Im typografischen Gebrauch wird oft vor dem Fragezeichen ein schmales Leerzeichen zur besseren optischen Trennung eingeschoben.

Well, I learned a new and useless word today.

[CathKhan]

no space (normal)

[Joe Republic]

Do non-English speakers put a space before a period too?  What about before an exclamation mark?

[crypto-fascist superhero]

Why would you even ask this question                                                                                              ?

[Vasall des Midas]

Do non-English speakers put a space before a period too?  What about before an exclamation mark?

Yes, if they are French. Or Salzburgian, apparently.

[Californian Tony]

What about before an exclamation mark?

Too !

[Californian Tony]

Also to note : we also do this for colons ; as well as semi-colons. But not for commas, or periods.

[CathKhan]

Also to note : we also do this for colons ; as well as semi-colons. But not for commas, or periods.

What a sick & disgusting language.

[ZuWo]

I have seen a lot of questions asked on this Forum and it looks like Americans are using the question mark without a space, while almost everyone else uses a space in between.

As you can see, I use a space of course.

I never use a space. A space between a word and a question (or exclamation or basically any other punctuation mark) looks like a typo to me.

[angus]

I have seen a lot of questions asked on this Forum and it looks like Americans are using the question mark without a space, while almost everyone else uses a space in between.

As you can see, I use a space of course.

When I was in high school, we were taught to put all punctuation marks--comma, semicolon, colon, period, question, exclamation, dash, virgule, etc.--immediately after the last letter, as I will do in this sentence to demonstrate.  We were taught to use two spaces after a colon, period, question mark, or exclamation mark, but only one space after a comma or semicolon, and no space after a dash, which can be realized using two hyphens if you don't have it on the keyboard.  I have noticed that the kids nowadays are putting only one space after periods. 

[Hashemite]

No space, because it's grammatically incorrect in English and I've always been taught that way. I don't care if that's how it's done in French or Gibberish, because when you write in English, you use English grammatical guidelines.

but...

Also to note : we also do this for colons ; as well as semi-colons. But not for commas, or periods.

What a sick & disgusting language.

Are you just an ignorant moron or are you a xenophobe?

[Senator Barnes]

I have seen a lot of questions asked on this Forum and it looks like Americans are using the question mark without a space, while almost everyone else uses a space in between.

As you can see, I use a space of course.

When I was in high school, we were taught to put all punctuation marks--comma, semicolon, colon, period, question, exclamation, dash, virgule, etc.--immediately after the last letter, as I will do in this sentence to demonstrate.  We were taught to use two spaces after a colon, period, question mark, or exclamation mark, but only one space after a comma or semicolon, and no space after a dash, which can be realized using two hyphens if you don't have it on the keyboard.  I have noticed that the kids nowadays are putting only one space after periods. 

That's exactly how I was taught, two spaces after a period and such.

[I left.]

Leaving a space looks pretty bad. I don't do it.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

I have seen a lot of questions asked on this Forum and it looks like Americans are using the question mark without a space, while almost everyone else uses a space in between.

As you can see, I use a space of course.

When I was in high school, we were taught to put all punctuation marks--comma, semicolon, colon, period, question, exclamation, dash, virgule, etc.--immediately after the last letter, as I will do in this sentence to demonstrate.  We were taught to use two spaces after a colon, period, question mark, or exclamation mark, but only one space after a comma or semicolon, and no space after a dash, which can be realized using two hyphens if you don't have it on the keyboard.  I have noticed that the kids nowadays are putting only one space after periods. 

That's exactly how I was taught, two spaces after a period and such.

You were taught incorrectly. Punctuation comes directly after the end of the word, and there is only a single space between any punctuation mark of any sort, and the start of the next word.