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Subject:Re: Spacing after a period... From:Patrick Murphy <pmurphy -at- STUTTGART -dot- NETSURF -dot- DE> Date:Tue, 1 Jul 1997 21:16:12 +0000
In article <33B94693 -dot- 5858 -at- platinum -dot- com>, weirg -at- platinum -dot- com wrote:
> OK. I'm embarassed to ask this.
>
> Which is correct? One space after a period or two spaces after a period
> before starting the next sentence.
>
> Since I've been exposed to DTP, I've been using a single space. I've
> recently come in contact with writers that still use two spaces.
>
> What are the rules if there are any? Does it depend on proportional vs.
> non-proportional fonts?
>
> TIA,
>
> Glenn
> weirg -at- platinum -dot- com
I think you will find that this is the old way of typing, it was two spaces
after a period and one after a comma.
But hardly anyone does this anymore.
--
Patrick Murphy
pmurphy -at- stuttgart -dot- netsurf -dot- de
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