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Double space between sentences?
(unrelated to the previous double space posts)
Over the years I have adopted the habit of using two spaces between a full stop (aka period) and the first letter of the next sentence when continuing the paragraph. See, just like here. IMHO this adds to the readability of the text. Is there ANY way to automate this (Office97?) |
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Double space between sentences?
Hi old timer,
Whilst you could automate the insertion of a double space after every period, you'd often find doing so inappropriate. For example, you probably wouldn't want a double space after every abbreviation that ends with a period, or following the last sentence in a paragraph. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "old timer" wrote in message ... (unrelated to the previous double space posts) Over the years I have adopted the habit of using two spaces between a full stop (aka period) and the first letter of the next sentence when continuing the paragraph. See, just like here. IMHO this adds to the readability of the text. Is there ANY way to automate this (Office97?) |
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Double space between sentences?
Better (and easier!) to break the habit.
Just a few references to encourage you -- http://www.elisad.org/gateway/Docume...typography.htm No double-space after a dot, please. This is a bad habit! http://www.mocabookdesign.com/more.html Even today when many young people don't know what a typewriter is, the habit of double spacing between sentences is widespread. The double space started because a typewriter uses monospaced fonts. Each letter and punctuation mark had exactly the same horizontal space assigned to it. The result was a period that seemed to float between the last letter of a sentence and the first letter of the next. The fix was to double space after the period. Computers don't use monospaced fonts and printers never have. Periods now sit comfortably close to the last letter in the sentence and there is no need to double space. In fact the double space looks decidedly out of place. Your designer should strip all the double spaces out of your text so if you notice don't be surprised. www.ideastraining.com/PDFs/TypographyBasics.pdf Never double space after sentences and punctuation unless using mono-spaced fonts. Typorgraphic fonts require only a single space after the period. "In the 19th century, which was a dark and inflationary age in typography and type design, many compositors were encouraged to stuff extra space between sentences. Generations of twentieth-century typists were then taught to do the same, by hitting the spacebar twice after every period. Your typing as well as your typesetting will benefit from unlearning this quaint Victorian habit." - Robert Bringhurst The Elements of Typographic Style "old timer" wrote in message ... (unrelated to the previous double space posts) Over the years I have adopted the habit of using two spaces between a full stop (aka period) and the first letter of the next sentence when continuing the paragraph. See, just like here. IMHO this adds to the readability of the text. Is there ANY way to automate this (Office97?) |
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