Comments on: One space after periods, not two http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Wed, 13 May 2026 19:36:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ben http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-3632 Ben Mon, 31 Oct 2005 02:37:29 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130#comment-3632 I agree with Jack. I had always thought that two spaces after ending punctuation was correct, but I was intrigued when I found that WordPress did not allow me to use double spaces. Even after finding out that double spaces are obselete, I cannot change my habit of inserting two spaces after each sentence, as you can see :-) I agree with Jack. I had always thought that two spaces after ending punctuation was correct, but I was intrigued when I found that WordPress did not allow me to use double spaces. Even after finding out that double spaces are obselete, I cannot change my habit of inserting two spaces after each sentence, as you can see :-)

]]> By: Girl Detective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-1589 Girl Detective Sat, 09 Apr 2005 20:41:09 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130#comment-1589 Keith, I hope I haven't scared you off permanently. I said I wasn't a traditionalist in comment #3. That's why I went to the CMS for confirmation. I figure if I'm going to espouse an unpopular new method, I might as well have the mother of all resources as my justification. Even still, as the entry notes as well as the comments (including those by my husband!), disagreement reigns. Keith, I hope I haven’t scared you off permanently. I said I wasn’t a traditionalist in comment #3. That’s why I went to the CMS for confirmation. I figure if I’m going to espouse an unpopular new method, I might as well have the mother of all resources as my justification. Even still, as the entry notes as well as the comments (including those by my husband!), disagreement reigns.

]]> By: Keith http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-1139 Keith Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:07:27 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130#comment-1139 My first visit here (found you at Outer Life), and already I am filled with typing indignation. One space?! Has everyone gone mad? Consider yourself bookmarked. I'll stop by again, at least until my anger subsides. My first visit here (found you at Outer Life), and already I am filled with typing indignation.

One space?! Has everyone gone mad?

Consider yourself bookmarked. I’ll stop by again, at least until my anger subsides.

]]> By: G. Grod http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-993 G. Grod Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:14:56 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130#comment-993 Don't listen to her Jack, especially if you are still using emacs. That's how they define the regexp for sentence-end. Don’t listen to her Jack, especially if you are still using emacs. That’s how they define the regexp for sentence-end.

]]> By: Girl Detective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-990 Girl Detective Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:01:57 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130#comment-990 Vince, I suspect that there are many bloggers who have toiled as copyeditors by day. I used to annoy the traditionalists at my office because I always pushed the envelope of adoption for closed compounds like copyeditor. I figure it's only a matter of time before there's a hyphen, then it's closed, so I might as well save the space, now. For more on word forms, Lisa Schmeiser at the Rage Diaries had a good entry, <a href="http://schmeiser.typepad.com/the_rage_diaries/2005/03/fixing_change_o.html">here</a> Speaking of saving the space, Jack, I encourage you to try. Two spaces was habit for me for years, but I eventually broke the habit. And since I wrote two 50K Nanowrimo novels, think how many spaces I saved! Vince, I suspect that there are many bloggers who have toiled as copyeditors by day. I used to annoy the traditionalists at my office because I always pushed the envelope of adoption for closed compounds like copyeditor. I figure it’s only a matter of time before there’s a hyphen, then it’s closed, so I might as well save the space, now. For more on word forms, Lisa Schmeiser at the Rage Diaries had a good entry, here

Speaking of saving the space, Jack, I encourage you to try. Two spaces was habit for me for years, but I eventually broke the habit. And since I wrote two 50K Nanowrimo novels, think how many spaces I saved!

]]> By: Jack Vinson http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-979 Jack Vinson Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:06:34 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130#comment-979 I have been wondering if this had changed, but I just can't program my fingers to one-space after periods. It's just built into my motor memory. I have been wondering if this had changed, but I just can’t program my fingers to one-space after periods. It’s just built into my motor memory.

]]> By: Vince Tuss http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-975 Vince Tuss Mon, 21 Mar 2005 02:31:03 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=130#comment-975 Copy editor here, too! Copy editor here, too!

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