Plenk

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A plenk refers to an improper blank placed before a punctuation character. Adding a wrong blank is called plenken. The antonym of plenken is Klempen.

Plenks are discouraged because they can cause problems with word wrapping functionality and cause the punctuation mark to be wrapped into the next line, rendering it difficult to read.

Example:

You are here ! I am here
, too ! You are just plenking
!

Note that some languages, such as French, actually require a space before certain types of punctuation. In these cases, the space is non-breaking (thin non breaking in the very case of French) in that a line will never begin with a punctuation mark.

[edit] Etymology

Plenk is derived from blank. It has been first used in the German MausNet newsgroups by Johannes Leckebusch. Since Mid 90s, plenk is a commonly used word in German newsgroups.

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