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Offline Sandman

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« on: March 08, 2005, 06:00:09 PM »
...so stop putting two spaces after the period at the end of a sentence.


There... I said it.
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« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2005, 06:09:48 PM »
this is a test to see if i naturally add two spaces after a period at the end of a sentence.  yep.  i do. did'nt know that this was was acceptable. feels wierd.
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« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2005, 06:21:08 PM »
No.  Just because.  :)
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« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2005, 06:30:01 PM »
Twospacesafteraperiod(hopeit'snotyours);and one spaceafter a comma(ifyouevercomeoutofit), and aCaptial letter at the beginning ofanew sentence?Nothing, worse than trying.to read whatsome,onehas.writtenandthey:don'tuse!correctpuctuation?." huh?

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Offline john9001

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« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2005, 07:04:18 PM »
i have a bad habit of hitting the space bar after every word . so i end up with (space)(period)(space) . then i have to go back and edit .
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« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2005, 07:19:08 PM »
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« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2005, 07:21:11 PM »
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Twospacesafteraperiod(hopeit'snotyours);and one spaceafter a comma(ifyouevercomeoutofit), and aCaptial letter at the beginning ofanew sentence?Nothing, worse than trying.to read whatsome,onehas.writtenandthey:don'tuse!correctpuctuation?." huh?

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actually that was quite easy to read, not the easiest, but easy to read...
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« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2005, 07:32:14 PM »
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actually that was quite easy to read, not the easiest, but easy to read...


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« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2005, 07:48:28 PM »
Sandy  stop  being  a  tard  ...
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« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2005, 07:57:19 PM »
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Offline vorticon

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« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2005, 08:05:33 PM »
im not sure what i do... i dont really use periods, just...'s
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« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2005, 09:14:58 PM »
Good references, Sandman.  You must be an editor.  

I have no problem with either one or two spaces after periods and colons.  To me, anything that helps break up a glob of type is a bonus.

Main need is consistent style that does not detract from message content.
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« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2005, 09:24:26 PM »
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actually that was quite easy to read, not the easiest, but easy to read...


And then there are those that never follow a period with two spaces, but instead with two more periods.
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« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2005, 09:30:13 PM »
Boss and I have an ongoing debate about this...I guess cause he's older he's stuck with type learning. I generally don't space twice unless I am typing a letter to the Governor or the President, only then do I follow the old conventional rules.
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Offline Sandman

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« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2005, 09:30:14 PM »
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Good references, Sandman.  You must be an editor.  

Character spacing depends on what makes the best readability.  This paragraph has two spaces between sentences.  Is this easier or harder to read than the next paragraph which has only one space between sentences?  Here are some short sentences for the same comparison:  

He goes there.  She goes there.  They go there.  We go there.  Everyone goes there.  Nobody goes there.  Whew, enough short.

Character spacing depends on what makes the best readability. This paragraph has one space between sentences. Is this easier or harder to read than the next paragraph which has only one space between sentences? Here are some short sentences for the same comparison:

He goes there. She goes there. They go there. We go there. Everyone goes there. Nobody goes there. Whew, enough short.

One space seems enough, doesn't it.  But two spaces like this make the sentences a little more distinctive.  


Hmmm... I don't think the type renders properly on HTML docs. Double spacing after the period is ignored as a rule.
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