On 5/9/18 4:11 PM, Adele Shaak wrote:
However, when digital printers became available people
could use good-looking fonts that had proportional
spacing, and the double space was no longer necessary.
The double space is no longer necessary when fed to a proper
typesetting program that knows how
UK where we have been enjoying glorious sunshine for days now!
Catherine Barley Needlelace
www.catherinebarley.com
Subject : Re: [lace] Single space between sentences; avoid
quotations/apostrophes
I agree, habits of 50 odd years are very hard to break and I, for one,
will continue with double
I was taught in typing class many years ago to put two spaces after periods and
other punctuation as well. I only learned of the new trend of one space in the
last few years when I began to attend groups for writers. It took some
retraining, but now I prefer the one space as it's one less tap of
Confessions of another old typist... I didn't find it difficult to change
space-space after full-stop to one space. Think of the finger strokes
saved! I had a situation as Adele mentioned, and that was a convincing
reason especially as putting two spaces after the full-stop changed the
desired para
I agree, habits of 50 odd years are very hard to break and I, for one,
will continue with double spacing no matter the software gurus.
Now I'll get down from my soapbox.
Cheers,
Shirley T. - wintery, damp Adelaide - great that we've had some rain
this last week.
>> Me too Jeri, I have been
thank goodness if we create a manuscript on a computer, we have "replace"
and can just type our usual way and then replace removing the second space
in bulk format. i, too, learned on a manual typewriter way back when and
so am happy with my two spaces. if i miss one, i go back and fix it. LOL.
With typewriters, daisy-wheel printers, and the other early technologies, each
letter had to be given the same amount of space on the page. Two spaces after
the period helped readers understand that a new sentence had begun, and so
that was considered a good typing habit. However, when digital prin
Me too Jeri, I have been double spacing (as I was taught at Commercial school)
When did the single spacing come in? I shall continue to double space as was
taught, it looks better to me. How can you understand the meaning without
apostrophes etc. It just doesn't make sense to me.
Sue M Harv
There are interesting problems. Tess told me last week that I should single
space at ends of sentences. I have been touch typing 65 plus years. Double
spacing is automatic. Will try to remember, but it looks weird.
Â
Also, I noticed a while ago that the quotation/apostrophe key seems to result
in
