From: Terry Farrell on
Weird. I cannot see my post either. But it was of no great significance.

Terry Farrell

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill(a)mvps.org> wrote in message
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> For some reason my similar reply to this post (made eleven minutes before
> yours) is not showing up, and one posted by Terry is struck through and
> marked as "unavailable." Looks like we're having server upsets again.
> <sigh>
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
>
> "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman(a)verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:uKir%23Cp0KHA.3412(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Stephen Larivee wrote:
>>> What is the preferred way of typing today, to put one or two spaces
>>> at the end of a sentence?
>>
>> Preferred by whom?
>>
>> This is the subject of one of those never-ending wars, akin to
>> PC-vs.-Mac. Neither side will give in soon.
>>
>> One side maintains that one space is "correct" or at least sufficient
>> when writing in proportional fonts, and that the two-spaces practice is a
>> holdover from the fixed-pitch typewriter era. The other side maintains
>> that two spaces look better and improve readability even in proportional
>> fonts.
>>
>> Word takes a more hands-off approach. You can set either preference in
>> the Spelling & Grammar options dialog, but an infraction will only be
>> marked, not automatically changed.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Jay Freedman
>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
>> so all may benefit.
>>
>>
>
From: Stefan Blom on
:-)

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules(a)hotnospammail.com> wrote in message
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> Oh please no! I have enough trouble getting him to communicate in English!
> He seems to think I am a mindreader.
>
> --
> JoAnn Paules
> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
>
>
>
> "Stefan Blom" <StefanBlom(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23PUHWUp0KHA.6108(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> For what it's worth, in Swedish texts this isn't an issue at all: always
>> one space, even if you use an ancient typewriter...
>>
>> --
>> Stefan Blom
>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>
>>
>>
>> "JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules(a)hotnospammail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23vWRzOp0KHA.6108(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> One of my managers and I have differing opinions on this topic. I'm a
>>> single space, he'd a double space. When I'm working on something he
>>> worked
>>> on, I have to struggle with the desire to get rid of the extra space.
>>>
>>> --
>>> JoAnn Paules
>>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>>> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman(a)verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:uKir%23Cp0KHA.3412(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Stephen Larivee wrote:
>>>>> What is the preferred way of typing today, to put one or two spaces
>>>>> at the end of a sentence?
>>>>
>>>> Preferred by whom?
>>>>
>>>> This is the subject of one of those never-ending wars, akin to
>>>> PC-vs.-Mac. Neither side will give in soon.
>>>>
>>>> One side maintains that one space is "correct" or at least sufficient
>>>> when writing in proportional fonts, and that the two-spaces practice is
>>>> a
>>>> holdover from the fixed-pitch typewriter era. The other side maintains
>>>> that two spaces look better and improve readability even in
>>>> proportional
>>>> fonts.
>>>>
>>>> Word takes a more hands-off approach. You can set either preference in
>>>> the Spelling & Grammar options dialog, but an infraction will only be
>>>> marked, not automatically changed.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Jay Freedman
>>>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>>>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>>>> newsgroup
>>>> so all may benefit.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>


From: Stephen Larivee on
I had wondered if one of these choices had emerged as the standard for word
processing. I was going to try to adapt to the "one space after the period"
if that were the standard of today. Apparently you can still do it either
way so I will stick with the way I have been typing/word processing for many
years now, two spaces after the period, with no guilt feelings about
violating current usage.

Thank you, everyone, for all the input!!

"LVTravel" <noone(a)none.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Stephen Larivee" <lariveesl(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:hp59qc$1o0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>> What is the preferred way of typing today, to put one or two spaces at
>> the end of a sentence?
>
> OK, now since you posted over 10 hours ago and have gotten quite a bit of
> advice, here is the definitive answer. It totally depends on your target
> audience and personal preference in that order. If you are doing a
> document that is going to be published and are told to use a particular
> style publication manual then you need to use it for your work.
>
> If this is correspondence to a business associate, where neatness counts,
> find out what the company policy may be. After all you are working for the
> company. If they don't care, as long as it is neat and readable, then you
> shouldn't care either.
>
> I came up through the typewriter days and had to double space after the
> period all the time. I now normally single space on a computer as this is
> just one less keystroke I have to make between sentences. I still forget
> sometime and do put double spaces between sentences some times. Again
> mostly it will be personal choice.
>
> Have a great day.

From: CyberTaz on
Hi Stephen;

One more voice to the choir after having watched this conversation...
Whenever it arises :-) I'm always tempted to ask one fundamental question;

If you think back to when you first were taught to print sentences, did your
teacher instruct you to put "2 spaces" between sentences or was the
instruction to leave "space" between sentences?

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac


On 4/3/10 12:59 PM, in article hp7s5b$p3c$1(a)news.eternal-september.org,
"Stephen Larivee" <lariveesl(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> I had wondered if one of these choices had emerged as the standard for word
> processing. I was going to try to adapt to the "one space after the period"
> if that were the standard of today. Apparently you can still do it either
> way so I will stick with the way I have been typing/word processing for many
> years now, two spaces after the period, with no guilt feelings about
> violating current usage.
>
> Thank you, everyone, for all the input!!
>
> "LVTravel" <noone(a)none.com> wrote in message
> news:u3CB8xt0KHA.264(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>>
>> "Stephen Larivee" <lariveesl(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:hp59qc$1o0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>>> What is the preferred way of typing today, to put one or two spaces at
>>> the end of a sentence?
>>
>> OK, now since you posted over 10 hours ago and have gotten quite a bit of
>> advice, here is the definitive answer. It totally depends on your target
>> audience and personal preference in that order. If you are doing a
>> document that is going to be published and are told to use a particular
>> style publication manual then you need to use it for your work.
>>
>> If this is correspondence to a business associate, where neatness counts,
>> find out what the company policy may be. After all you are working for the
>> company. If they don't care, as long as it is neat and readable, then you
>> shouldn't care either.
>>
>> I came up through the typewriter days and had to double space after the
>> period all the time. I now normally single space on a computer as this is
>> just one less keystroke I have to make between sentences. I still forget
>> sometime and do put double spaces between sentences some times. Again
>> mostly it will be personal choice.
>>
>> Have a great day.
>

From: bj on
When I was first taught to *type* the teacher was most insistant about
2-spaces & even got cranky because I used my *left* thumb to press the
spacebar (I still do, more than 50 years later).

My early *hand*-writing school years were in several different
states/countries/languages; no telling what I was told.
bj

"CyberTaz" <onlygeneraltaz1(a)com.cast.net> wrote in message
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> Hi Stephen;
>
> One more voice to the choir after having watched this conversation...
> Whenever it arises :-) I'm always tempted to ask one fundamental question;
>
> If you think back to when you first were taught to print sentences, did
> your
> teacher instruct you to put "2 spaces" between sentences or was the
> instruction to leave "space" between sentences?
>
> Regards |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>