Guys, on the matter of French spacing (as with the Oxford comma) neither side can legitimately argue that the debate is over. It's just not true that the consensus has established "the rule"; you'll find, rather, a significant body of thought on both sides. I've had to settle back and agree to disagree. Me, I use French spacing, and I use the Oxford comma only when necessary to resolve ambiguity. But when I'm editing for professional writers, I express my opinion and then do it their way; it's their work, after all.
(I think the reason a lot of style guides don’t espouse French spacing is that they're designed for large-volume publishers, who have a really solid motive for not wasting space. That's a legitimate reason for them to drop the extra space, and you should feel free to do the same in your own writing if you want your writing to emulate the lead of the NYT and People magazine. Don't fool yourself into thinking it's the only rule, though.) --- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself to do the thing you have to do when it ought to be done whether you like it or not. -Thomas Huxley (British biologist) */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of zMan Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 00:01 ...In any case, it's not considered standard any more: style guides eschew it. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Joe Monk Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 06:38 The rule now is 1 space after a period. --- On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 2:59 PM Paul Gilmartin 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
