Re: To space before a bracket or not to space?

[wswallow -at- nycap -dot- rr -dot- com]

It's the editor's call. If your friend doesn't like it, she needs to take it up with the editor. Just because MS Word doesn't like it, doesn't mean MS Word is right.

----- Original Message -----
> A friend of mine who writes for a teen magazine has run 
> into a problem concerning whether to leave a space before 
> and after brackets or not. 
> 
> The editor requires her to not leave a space before and 
> after the brackets, basing her (The Editor) conviction to 
> some mystery style book. 
> 
> I had always believed otherwise (maybe because of the 
> looming green underline affectionately provided by MS 
> Word). 


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