Jay Garcia wrote: > > On 17/08/02 01:19, Brian Heinrich Replied As Follows: > > --- Original Message --- > > > Fair 'nuff, I guess. However, since he bases his argument on typewriters > > /v/ computer typography (apparently), and since the convention antedates the > > common use of the typewriter and fixed-pitch fonts, I would still say that, > > of necessity, he is wrong. But it's not that big a deal. . . . > > > > /b. > > > > Type up an English term paper and double space after a period ending a > sentence ... YOU FAIL !!! Don't argue with my daughter the English major > !! :-) > > So long as it's "readable" I could care less. > > -- > Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion > Novell MCNE-5/CNI-Networking Technologies-OSI > UFAQ - http://www.UFAQ.org > ** Post To Group ONLY, do NOT email **
Yeah, Jay, but they teach people to spell 'tomatoe' as 'tomato'. Leaving off that 'e' saves ink in newspapers and publishing, but it changes the way the word would be pronounced, and is 'wrong'. I too was an English major, and practices often change, albeit slowly, as some of us just aren't going to go along with such uncivilized practices as putting ending punctuation inside a quotation mark at the end of a quotation that ends a sentence. What goes in the quotation marks is THE QUOTATION, NOT the punctuation for the sentence containing it. Anyone can see what confusion the current practice might cause. -- Ron Hunter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
