I think most people spell that without any spaces at all, ie "i.e.". Also "e.g.". Me, I eschew periods in abbreviations that are common enough; "ie", "eg", "Mr", "Dr", "JRR Tolkein" and so on. I add them to my dictionary so spell-check doesn't get annoyed. (Spell-check always believes me, smart little bugger that it is.)
I gather that the adherents to "French spacing" (two spaces after the end of a sentence - and, by the way, after a colon which comes at the end of a full-sentence clause) are slightly in the minority. I'd never heard that it's a mark of old folks, just that some people hate it and some insist on it. --- Bob Bridges, [email protected], cell 336 382-7313 John: Well, you would not assure me that it was anything real. Reason: Nor that it was not. John: But I must think it is one or the other. Reason: By my father's soul, you must NOT -- until you have some evidence. Can you not remain in doubt? John: I don't know that I have ever tried. Reason: You must learn to, if you are to come far with me.... */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Schwab Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 18:01 Single space after a period if not end of sentence. I. E. abbreviations. --- On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 2:59 PM Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> wrote: > Specifically, not after titles: "Ms. Smith", "Dr. Jones:. Also bad places > for > automatic linebreaks. > > --- On Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:48:44 -0500, Steve Smith wrote: > >Thanks for another reminder I'm "really old" :-). The rule, btw, is two > >spaces at the end of a sentence. And I think it makes at least as much > >sense for proportional fonts as mono. You can (and I do) have Word check > >to make sure they're always there... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
