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Subject:Re: Two Spaces After a Period??? From:Barry Campbell <barry -at- WEBVERANDA -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 19 May 1998 10:25:25 -0400
At 10:07 AM 5/19/98 +0000, Jennifer Hines wrote:
>Is leaving two spaces after a period now considered "old school"?
If you're using a typewriter or monospaced font, you might wish to
leave two spaces after a period. If you're using a proportionally-spaced
font, two spaces will leave an unsightly gap; one is plenty. :-)
More a case of "new tools" than "old school."
Hope this helps.
Barry
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