Sent by michael ensor on 16 October 2006 01:01
As someone who worked as a proof reader on a morning newspaper in the
hot metal days, I can tell you that the "double space" after a period was a
function of the typesetting machines, because the full stop slug and the following
capital letter 'created' that appearance, not some received style guideline.....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris McLay"
To: "Chris Williams"
Cc: [EMAIL-REMOVED]>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [css-d] Double space after a period
: > PS -- it is very correct, it is NOT something for old English
: > teachers.
: > The Chicago manual, the latest Strunk and White editions, and many
: > others, still use it. Just because a random entry in Wikipedia and
: > the
: > AP don't do it, doesn't mean it's not right... And browsers don't
: > do it
: > because it's easier to collapse all spaces, not because it's right.
:
: It became popular for an technology which is now rarely used, and it
: is not "right" neither is it "wrong", just unnecessary. Some places
: still require it, most don't. Modern typography does not require two
: spaces to remain legible - which is the reason for doing it.
:
: Why am I raising this? Because all these fixes are very messy and
: complicated for something which has little value to the reader of
: your web site. If you need something with double spaces following a
: period, then put it in an RTF file and let them download the file set
: as you want.
:
: See reference from MLA Style Guide FAQ below:
: > How many spaces should I leave after a period or other concluding
: > mark of punctuation?
: >
: > Publications in the United States today usually have the same
: > spacing after a punctuation mark as between words on the same line.
: > Since word processors make available the same fonts used by
: > typesetters for printed works, many writers, influenced by the look
: > of typeset publications, now leave only one space after a
: > concluding punctuation mark. In addition, most publishers'
: > guidelines for preparing a manuscript on disk ask authors to type
: > only the spaces that are to appear in print.
: >
: > Because it is increasingly common for papers and manuscripts to be
: > prepared with a single space after all punctuation marks, this
: > spacing is shown in the examples in the MLA Handbook and the MLA
: > Style Manual. As a practical matter, however, there is nothing
: > wrong with using two spaces after concluding punctuation marks
: > unless an instructor or editor requests that you do otherwise.
:
: - http://www.mla.org/style/style_faq/style_faq3
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