Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis
I know, but that always irks me nonetheless because it is as if the punctuation is part of the quote, which in some cases is not accurate and therefore a misrepresentation of the quote.
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Where is the thread that discusses single vs. double space after a period?
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Oswaldo Costa
Oswaldo Costa
originally posted by Kay Bixler:
While we're at it, the period goes inside the quote. Always.
Only in the US of A. In the British Isles it's after, like pretty much everywhere else in the welt.
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
I know Kay is correct but I am with Michael on this one: it always troubles me because it is on the wrong side of the delimiter.originally posted by Michael Lewis:
I know, but that always irks me nonetheless because it is as if the punctuation is part of the quote, which in some cases is not accurate and therefore a misrepresentation of the quote.
That old "control H" replace function is very easy to apply....originally posted by Cliff:
The Chicago Manual has come out against it, but some habits die hard. I have never had a copy editor complain about two spaces after a period.
originally posted by SFJoe:
That old "control H" replace function is very easy to apply....originally posted by Cliff:
The Chicago Manual has come out against it, but some habits die hard. I have never had a copy editor complain about two spaces after a period.
Speak for yourself, old thing. ^H is a backspace in my book.
Mark Lipton
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
What does ^G give you? (This is a trick question.)
Jay Miller
Jay Miller
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
I know Kay is correct but I am with Michael on this one: it always troubles me because it is on the wrong side of the delimiter.originally posted by Michael Lewis:
I know, but that always irks me nonetheless because it is as if the punctuation is part of the quote, which in some cases is not accurate and therefore a misrepresentation of the quote.
ditto
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
What does ^G give you? (This is a trick question.)
Ding ding ding!
Mark Lipton
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
I knew I liked you.originally posted by MLipton:
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
What does ^G give you? (This is a trick question.)
Ding ding ding!
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
I knew I liked you.originally posted by MLipton:
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
What does ^G give you? (This is a trick question.)
Ding ding ding!
Hey, after tipping my hand that I spent major time typing on a Teletype, should it come as any surprise? (Some time I'll relate a story from college years featuring a buffer filled with ^Gs)
Mark Lipton
Vincent Fritzsche
Vincent Fritzsche
Two spaces pretty much tells me you're ancient and may trap me in a conversation about exactly why beta really was better than VHS.
Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
I'd hate to create that impression with you. Really.
Jay Miller
Jay Miller
originally posted by Vincent Fritzsche:
Two spaces pretty much tells me you're ancient and may trap me in a conversation about exactly why beta really was better than VHS.
You mean you don't agree that beta was superior?