An interesting post from Ward Six about double-spacing after periods. Do you do it? I admit I do. It was a habit from high school keyboarding class, now it's a requirement as part of my duties at my job. I know that here on blogger, the software automatically takes out the extra space. I know that printed material doesn't include it. I expect that eventually it will be the all-around standard, but for right now, I do it.
Ward Six: Are You a Double-Spacer?: "image lifted from www.loneplacebo.com You've probably seen this article in Slate: the author works up quite a lather about people who stil..."
I just use the one space, but one of my English teachers used to chide me for seperating my paragraphs with a line. I just don't like seeing blocks of thought all crammed together.
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