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How does extra punctuation translate into Spanish?

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If there are more than one punctuation marks at the end of a sentence, does the beginning mark change, too? For example, if on a flyer it said "FREE SALE!!!" would the Spanish equivalent be "¡¡¡VENTA LIBRE!!!" or only one at the beginning?

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updated Oct 24, 2016
posted by FacetiousSquid
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One expert says

To indicate an extremely strong exclamation, it is acceptable to use
two or three exclamation points (not more): ¡¡¡Idiota!!! (Idiot!)

But in practice, people do all kinds of things.

updated Oct 24, 2016
posted by jtaniel
:) - rac1, Oct 21, 2016