[mso] Re: One or Two Spaces Between Sentences?
- From: "Linda F. Johnson" <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 06:14:28 -0400
<< Most of my work goes out on paper, so 2 spaces>>
Hmmmm ... Well, Anne, when I wrote my book, that certainly is "on paper",
but the guidelines used by all book publishers in the States is ONE space.
Just because it's printed doesn't mean it requires two spaces.
I'd be curious to see if this is different in other countries, but I can
assure you that in the US, the standard in ALL cases, printed or onscreen,
is now officially ONE space.
Linda F. Johnson
Linda's Computer Stop
Author, MOS: Excel 2003 Study Guide, published by John Wiley and Sons
http://personal-computer-tutor.com
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From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Anne Robson
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 4:32 AM
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Subject: [mso] Re: One or Two Spaces Between Sentences?
You've made the distinction Camille - if we are talking typesetting - or the
electronic equivalents of that (ie desktop publishing, web design etc) then
it's always been one space. Commercial correspondence - back to the old
manual typewriter scenario which I certainly learnt on - is a different
context. Most of my work goes out on paper, so 2 spaces, it's hard to break
the habit when I'm typing for emails or website creation.
Interestingly my company - which still insists on 2 spaces - also insists on
right-justified text (and Times New Roman would you believe) on letters
which I feel the reader will find less easy to read than left-aligned text.
I know there's been a lot of research done in relation to children with
dyslexia finding it easier to read accurately from a screen rather than
paper, but that is almost definitely OT here!
Anne
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