Putting an upside down one at the start of the question is standard practice in Spain.

Actually that's kind of sensible, because you know something is a question when you start reading it, rather than when you get to the end.

Rogue space before punctuation marks is just French and Cloggy silliness.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on April 13th 2010 at 14:45:34

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Who kicked off the whole Chuck Norris-style Grant Holt thing ?? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:17:51
- What Chuck Norris-style Grant Holt thing? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 14:22:33
  - When Grant Holt replies to a post with "in your opinion" (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Apr 13, 15:05:50
    - Haha (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 15:56:31
    - brilliant (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 13, 15:15:03
    - ha ha (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 13, 15:07:16
  - Horses ! (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, Apr 13, 14:55:45
  - could you not have made a special one / off trip over to leyton for this game!? (n/m) (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Apr 13, 14:28:10
    - No - other things on over here (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 14:33:09
    - hey DD (NCFC) - camcan, Apr 13, 14:32:56
  - don't even bother looking (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 13, 14:26:16
    - Cheer up cuntychops (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 13, 14:29:03
  - Because it is good practice, #grantholtfacts on Twitter. He is actually trending ! (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:24:25
    - Good practice? If so, it's fucking stupid. Does the same apply to full stops? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 14:35:21
      - Yes . (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:36:18
    - good practice? Maybe in Clogland - not here. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 13, 14:29:10
      - My French boss also does it (NCFC) - camcan, Apr 13, 14:32:10
        
        It's standard practice in France. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 13, 14:39:54
        
        Putting an upside down one at the start of the question is standard practice in Spain. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 13, 14:45:34
        
        ?like this? (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 13, 17:03:02
        
        Grammatically not correct but was always taught to do so in IT documents as it (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:34:04
        
        makes it clearer? Not to me (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 14:37:22
        
        I don't like it (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 13, 14:35:17
        
        I do it all the time. (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 13, 14:39:19
        
        Yeah. That's where my habit started. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:42:48
        
        quite entertaining when I'm editing something remotely (NCFC) - camcan, Apr 13, 14:37:29
        
        oh and btw (NCFC) - camcan, Apr 13, 14:37:59
        
        Ha - yes, amazing (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 13, 15:13:24
        
        Surely there are more important things to get worked up about ? ! ? . ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:36:54
        
        Funny how the standard rules have served literature so well for hundreds of years (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 14:39:54
        
        Originally it made better use of "screen estate". (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 13, 14:42:08
        
        How so? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 14:48:52
        
        Just the person who taught me. (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 13, 14:52:15
        
        Now you're trying to blame the Danes!! (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 14:59:37
        
        Oh I thought he was a Merrycan. (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 13, 15:02:53
        
        Born & bred Danish (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 15:55:42
        
        Ironic how a usability expert has such an abortion of a website (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 15:05:06
        
        I think half of that is deliberate. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 13, 15:05:31
        
        Eggsactly. Then became a habit for me I spus. ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:43:21
        
        I get bollocked for it now - am having to un-learn... (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 13, 14:44:00
        
        I wasn't aware of it at all until 23 minutes and a few seconds ago (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:45:25
        
        Grant Holt leaves two spaces before question marks, and nobody dares complain. (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:46:08
    - Wrath's gone viral! (n/m) (NCFC) - King, Apr 13, 14:25:40
- not me (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 13, 14:21:09
  - Haha - ooh, bitter (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 13, 14:25:33
  - @mattworman I believe (n/m) (NCFC) - camcan, Apr 13, 14:21:48

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