For some reason my similar reply to this post (made eleven minutes before
yours) is not showing up, and one posted by Terry is struck through and
marked as "unavailable." Looks like we're having server upsets again. sigh
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
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Stephen Larivee wrote:
What is the preferred way of typing today, to put one or two spaces
at the end of a sentence?
Preferred by whom?
This is the subject of one of those never-ending wars, akin to PC-vs.-Mac.
Neither side will give in soon.
One side maintains that one space is "correct" or at least sufficient when
writing in proportional fonts, and that the two-spaces practice is a
holdover from the fixed-pitch typewriter era. The other side maintains
that two spaces look better and improve readability even in proportional
fonts.
Word takes a more hands-off approach. You can set either preference in the
Spelling & Grammar options dialog, but an infraction will only be marked,
not automatically changed.
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Jay Freedman
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