I think the point is that adding the extra space at the end of a sentence is more esthetically pleasing to the eye on a typewritten page. That is not so important in print and it is just the opposite in electronic format, so the practice has been discontinued because there are not too many typewritten pages around anymore. "Philosophers have merely interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it." Karl Marx table with 2 columns and 6 rows Subj: [bksvol-discuss] Re: extra spaces Date: 4/7/2009 3:13:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: nancyam@xxxxxxxxxxx Reply-to: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent from the Internet (Details) table end I'm not proofing yet. Just wanted to ask so I'll know what to do with a book I'll submit some year--Oh, I mean day--lol Nancy block quote ----- Original Message ----- From: Alyssa To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 12:09 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: extra spaces Hi Nancy. I, too, remember the days of putting two spaces after each sentence. However, that doesn't happen anymore. It is completely by accident if a scanning program does that most of the time, so I would replace two spaces with one. By the way, sorry! I thought I fixed all occurrences of that with the book you're proofing! -Alyssa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nancy Martin Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 1:04 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] extra spaces Hi all, I hope this question will be simple. When I learned to type, I was told to put two spaces at the end of a sentence. When I'm proofing a book, should I fix it if it has only one or should I find/replace occurrences with two spaces with only one space? Boy, I'm giving myself away as a braille and audio reader. Sorry if this sounds too elementary. Nancy Martin Oklahoma block quote end ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221421323x1201417385/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DAprilfooterNO62)