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Originally Posted by LDBoblo
Well that's the thing...Ahi is asking about typography rules, which implies looking for professional typesetting. In generic unpublished writing, it's no more a consideration than it is in English speaking countries with English writers. When setting books however, it's nice to have higher standards of formatting and typography than a typical high school or university essay.  |
I have browsed several writing guides of master and doctor thesis (dissertation) specifically for Chinese, and I don't find any rule about punctuation that lionfish mentioned. So, maybe there is no such rules, not merely for "typical high school or university essay", but also for "higher" level writing.
I would assert that such rule, if there is any, must exists in professions of journalist or publication. That's not what I know of. But even if such rule does exists, I can say for sure that it's not commonly accepted.
BTW, I don't know the reason why punctuation should not start from the start of a line, both for English and for Chinese. Any explanation?