Just saw this. Shouldn't it have the period (full-stop) after the parenthesis?
Like the magazine? Take it with you. (Don’t worry, we’ll give the next passenger a new copy)
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Andrew Leach
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milo
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I've heard it claimed before that the closing bracket doubles as a full stop. – JMP Apr 01 '15 at 13:13
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Yes, it's a good idea to end sentences with either "." "!", or "?".
In addition, it's a good idea to start sentences with a capitalized letter. It's also a good idea to separate independent clause with ";".
In your example, the parenthetical remark is a complete separate sentence, so I would be inclined to put the "." inside the ending parenthesis:
- (Don't worry; we'll give the next passenger a new copy.)
Brian Hitchcock
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Thank you I appreciate your comments, I was also interested by the fact that it's a complete clause in parenthesis, existing on its own after the previous period. – milo Apr 01 '15 at 07:15
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It's two clauses, constituting a whole sentence. That's why I inserted both a semicolon and a period. – Brian Hitchcock Apr 01 '15 at 07:48