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Re: One or two spaces: CMOS takes on the U.S. Marines
Subject:Re: One or two spaces: CMOS takes on the U.S. Marines From:"Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:"Dori Green" <dgreen -at- associatedbrands -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:01:54 -0700
If he used an HTML email client, the application changed it
automatically. I think the same thing would happen if an
HTML email client was used to forward the message.
Gene Kim-Eng
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From: "Dori Green" <dgreen -at- associatedbrands -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 8:53 AM
Subject: RE: One or two spaces: CMOS takes on the U.S. Marines
> Stuart Burnfield shared this CMS post:
>
> Q. About two spaces after a period. As a U.S. Marine, I know that
> what's right is right and you are wrong. I declare it once and
> for all aesthetically more appealing to have two spaces after
> a period. If you refuse to alter your bullheadedness, I will
> petition the commandant to allow me to take one Marine detail
> to conquer your organization and impose my rule. Thou shalt
> place two spaces after a period. Period. _Semper Fidelis_.
>
> Am I seeing things, but hasn't the poster put only one space after each
> period?
>
> Dori Green
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