I too work in an organization that insists on two spaces. However, the question is starting to be raised by some of the newer employees. Of course the managers and supervisors insist on it being two spaces, so I agree that age probably has something to do with it and I think that it will change over time, as the new folks move into management. Christine -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Linda F. Johnson Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 6:48 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: One or Two Spaces Between Sentences? Here in the states, the organizations which dictate policy for writing college and post graduate research papers and theses, etc., (organizations like APA and MLA, etc.) all require ONE space ... And when I wrote my book for Wiley, they required one space too. Actually, writing the book is where I FINALLY got used to one space. Up to that point, it was something I had to keep reminding myself. Now it's just habit. Age is definitely a factor here. Those of us who used to use typewriters have had to learn this. The younger generation who have grown up with computers NEVER used two spaces to begin with. Linda F. Johnson Linda's Computer Stop Author, MOS: Excel 2003 Study Guide, published by John Wiley and Sons http://personal-computer-tutor.com -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Anne Robson Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 4:44 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: One or Two Spaces Between Sentences? I've recently moved companies and discovered (by accident yesterday) that we have an inhouse style guide which INSISTS on two spaces still. I guess there is a divide between business correspondence and desktop based work which will always exist, plus a certain amount of transatlantic variation! <g> here also! A ************************************************************ * You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm ************************************************************ * ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************