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Subject:Re: Two spaces after a full stop From:"Glanbrok, Slayer of Bluntskulls" <conehead -at- OVERTHE -dot- NET> Date:Wed, 17 Jul 1996 12:35:59 -0400
Peter Ring wrote:
<snip>
I am of course fully aware of the traditions and rules of
typography, which by the way is based on traditions and experiences
far older than Gutenberg (see e.g. the beautiful old handwritten
Bibles, Korans, etc.) I have also a lot of respect for the very
<snip>
As an example of the advantage of 2 spaces, note the "etc.) I" in
the paragraph above! I know I could have added an extra ".", but I
intentionally didn't.
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My comment:
Dispensing with the period at the end of a declarative sentence is not an option! The period inside the parens doesn't count.
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