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On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 9:55 PM David Spiegel <dspiegel...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > *JRR Tolkien > > > > On 2020-02-27 22:43, Bob Bridges wrote: > > I think most people spell that without any spaces at all, ie "i.e.". Also > > "e.g.". Me, I eschew periods in abbreviations that are common enough; > > "ie", "eg", "Mr", "Dr", "JRR Tolkein" and so on. I add them to my > > dictionary so spell-check doesn't get annoyed. (Spell-check always > > believes me, smart little bugger that it is.) > > > > I gather that the adherents to "French spacing" (two spaces after the end > > of a sentence - and, by the way, after a colon which comes at the end of a > > full-sentence clause) are slightly in the minority. I'd never heard that > > it's a mark of old folks, just that some people hate it and some insist on > > it. > > > > --- > > Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 > > > > John: Well, you would not assure me that it was anything real. > > Reason: Nor that it was not. > > John: But I must think it is one or the other. > > Reason: By my father's soul, you must NOT -- until you have some evidence. > > Can you not remain in doubt? > > John: I don't know that I have ever tried. > > Reason: You must learn to, if you are to come far with me.... */ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > > Behalf Of Mike Schwab > > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 18:01 > > > > Single space after a period if not end of sentence. I. E. abbreviations. > > > > --- On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 2:59 PM Paul Gilmartin > > <0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > > >> Specifically, not after titles: "Ms. Smith", "Dr. Jones:. Also bad > >> places for > >> automatic linebreaks. > >> > >> --- On Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:48:44 -0500, Steve Smith wrote: > >>> Thanks for another reminder I'm "really old" :-). The rule, btw, is two > >>> spaces at the end of a sentence. And I think it makes at least as much > >>> sense for proportional fonts as mono. You can (and I do) have Word check > >>> to make sure they're always there... > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > . > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
