On 16/08/02 10:16, Rob Stow Replied As Follows: --- Original Message ---
> Up here in the land north of Yankee-land we were taught > that there should be one space after a period, except when > a period was used to indicate the end of a sentence, in which > case two spaces should be used. > > The reason for this has nothing to do with that nonsense > about monospaced fonts that someone else suggested: we > were using the double-space rule even with handwriting. > > We were taught this rule right from kindergarten and hence had > about 10 years of practice with it before *some* of us > took typing classes in high school - computers in schools were > still about a decade away at the time I graduated in 1983. > > When I look at things written by my nephews (ages 12 and 14) > it is apparent that this rule is still being taught in > Canadian schools. > More nonsense ??? I consider Adobe to be an authority on the subject of fonts, etc. Here, read this, especially the "Why space-space is a no-no". http://www.adobe.com/print/tips/felici20001030/main.html -- Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion Novell MCNE-5/CNI-Networking Technologies-OSI UFAQ - http://www.UFAQ.org ** Post To Group ONLY, do NOT email **
